57.5% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kalkite · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of school and university completion than most similar areas define the residents of Kalkite. While 57.5% of people finished Year 12, a good number of adults also hold advanced degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of the population completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this 57.5% figure is a little below the national and state totals.
57.5% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Kalkite, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 21.9% of adults, a figure higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.5% of residents.
21.9% ▲ +123.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Kalkite, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 18.6%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 17.4%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared with about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalkite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12060/kalkite/topic/education