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Brentwood · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Brentwood

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Brentwood, where 40% of adults hold one. This is a place where many residents leave school before Year 12, and very few hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Brentwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Brentwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brentwood — lower than 88% of areas.

Brentwood4.9%
5575, SA 9.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 47.3%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and well below South Australia's 54.6%.

Completed Year 12

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47.3% —

Higher than 56% 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 Brentwood, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 24%.

Year 12 47.3% Year 11 21.8% Year 10 18.2% Year 9 or below 5.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 4.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.9% —

Lower than 88% 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 Brentwood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Bachelor degree 10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 30%, followed by health at 20%.

Field of qualification

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In Brentwood, the largest group is Engineering & related at 28%, followed by Health (19%) and Information technology (13%).

Engineering & related 30.0% Health 20.0% Information technology 13.3% Education 13.3% Architecture & building 10.0% Agriculture & environment 10.0% Society & culture 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km 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).

Schools in and around Brentwood — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Brentwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40157/brentwood/topic/education