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Education & Qualifications in Australia Plains

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Australia Plains, where only 34.5% of people have completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking it as an area where few residents have finished high school.

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Where Australia Plains sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Australia Plains — lower than 99% of areas.

Australia Plains0.0%
5374, SA 8.6%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 34.5% of residents finishing Year 12. Roughly 24.1% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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34.5% —

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Australia Plains, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 11 (28%) and Year 10 (24%).

Year 12 34.5% Year 11 27.6% Year 10 24.1% Year 9 or below 13.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is very rare here, as 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% typical across Australia.

Highest qualification level

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In Australia Plains, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 91.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 67%, ahead of Engineering & related (33%).

Field of qualification

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In Australia Plains, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 53%; Engineering & related is next at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 66.7% Engineering & related 33.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 25.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Access to education is limited, with no schools located within 3 km of the area.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Australia Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40053/australia-plains/topic/education