36.7% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5431, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5431, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 5431 finished high school and earned degrees between 2011 and 2021, though overall levels remain low. Only 36.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend shows a community slowly gaining more formal qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 6.9 points since 2011 to 36.7%, but this is still far below South Australia's 54.6%. About 24.3% of residents stopped after Year 11, while 17.2% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5431, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the area, far below the national figure of 26.3%. While this rose 3.4 points since 2011, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 39.3%.
11.2% ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 5431, SA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Health at 17.1% and Engineering at 15.1%. Education is also prominent, accounting for 12.0% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7.63 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. However, the schools are smaller than most, with an average of 144 enrolments and all being government-run combined schools.
7.63
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
144
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
144
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5431, SA
1 school — 144 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Orroroo Area School, Orroroo | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 144 | 991 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5431, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5431/5431-sa/topic/education