34.6% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
5604, SA · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 5604, SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults have earned university degrees in postcode 5604 since 2011, though overall schooling levels remain low. Only 34.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While qualifications are rising, the area still lags well behind the state and national averages for formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas, even though the rate rose slightly by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 5604, SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (32%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the proportion of degree holders rose by 5.3 percentage points over the last decade.
11.5% ▲ +84.3%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 5604, SA, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering (17.0%), Health (16.0%), and Education (15.1%), followed by Architecture and building at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by a single government primary school with 26 enrolments, making it among the smallest schools at this level. Despite the small size, there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
58.82
Higher than 99% 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).
26
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
26
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 5604, SA
1 school — 26 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Port Neill Primary School, Port Neill | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 26 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 5604, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5604/5604-sa/topic/education