30.1% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5555, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5555, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than one in three people in postcode 5555 have finished Year 12, making it one of the lowest areas for school completion in the region. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the low number of university degrees, though there is a strong trend toward trade-based qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This rate has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011, with about 13% of people leaving school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5555, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.6% of the population, far below the South Australian average of 22.7%. However, trade certificates are common, with 43.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.6% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 5555, SA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed closely by engineering at 15.8%. Health and society and culture also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Daily life is impacted by a lack of local education facilities, as there are no schools within 3 km. This is a smaller number of schools than about 84% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5555, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5555/5555-sa/topic/education