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Education & Qualifications in Baroota

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

Only 27.5% of people in Baroota have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While this is much lower than most similar areas, the community still has a notable number of university-educated residents.

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📍 Baroota, Suburb / Locality

Where Baroota sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Baroota — higher than 60% of areas.

Baroota17.6%
5495, SA 8.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian average of 54.6%, with only 27.5% of residents finishing school. About 23.5% of people stopped after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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27.5% —

Lower than 90% 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 Baroota, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (30%).

Year 12 27.5% Year 10 23.5% Year 11 21.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical qualification level is well below the national figure, though 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This standing is actually higher than most similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.6% —

Higher than 60% 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 Baroota, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (19%).

Bachelor degree 17.1% Certificate III / IV 11.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Health, and Education each accounting for 14.3% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Baroota splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (26%) and Health (26%), with Education at 26%.

Engineering & related 14.3% Health 14.3% Education 14.3% Society & culture 11.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baroota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40076/baroota/topic/education