46.5% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Auburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 21% of adults in Auburn hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. While university qualifications are relatively high, fewer than half of residents completed Year 12. This mix creates a unique educational profile for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and far below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Auburn, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 35.3%. The 20.9% of adults with a university degree is higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the state average.
20.9% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Auburn, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering (16.2%), Management and commerce (14.2%), and Education (13.9%) being the most frequent.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Auburn has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school size of 44 is much lower than most areas. Every school here is a government primary school.
10.53
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Auburn
1 school — 44 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Auburn Primary School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 44 | 947 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40051/auburn/topic/education