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Education & Qualifications in Barabba

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

Only 4.8% of adults in Barabba hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a community where few residents have pursued university education, with most people holding trade or vocational certificates instead.

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Where Barabba sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barabba — lower than 89% of areas.

Barabba4.8%
5460, SA 5.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 42.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. A quarter of the population finished school at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.1% —

Lower than 58% 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 Barabba, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (21%).

Year 12 42.1% Year 10 25.3% Year 11 18.9% Year 9 or below 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade qualifications are common here, with 38.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of people with university degrees is much lower than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.8% —

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Barabba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 38.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Bachelor degree 9.6% Certificate I / II 5.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees and diplomas in this area are most often in engineering and related fields at 28.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Barabba, the largest group is Engineering & related at 37%, followed by Management & commerce (22%) and Agriculture & environment (20%).

Engineering & related 28.8% Management & commerce 17.3% Agriculture & environment 15.4% Health 9.6% Society & culture 7.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40071/barabba/topic/education