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Education & Qualifications in Brinkley

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

Far fewer adults in Brinkley hold university degrees than in most similar areas. Only 8.9% of residents have a bachelor degree or higher, and fewer than half of the population finished Year 12.

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Where Brinkley sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brinkley — lower than 75% of areas.

Brinkley8.9%
5253, SA 8.1%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for South Australia (54.6%) and Australia (58.8%).

Completed Year 12

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44.4% —

Lower than 51% 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 Brinkley, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (20%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 12 44.4% Year 10 20.0% Year 9 or below 20.0% Year 11 17.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has a much lower rate of higher education than most places, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Nearly half of residents (47.7%) hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% —

Lower than 75% 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 Brinkley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 47.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6% Bachelor degree 11.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.8% Certificate I / II 6.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are mostly in society and culture (25.0%) or agriculture and environment (22.7%).

Field of qualification

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Brinkley splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (28%) and Agriculture & environment (25%), with Architecture & building at 10%.

Society & culture 25.0% Agriculture & environment 22.7% Architecture & building 9.1% Health 9.1% Education 9.1% Management & commerce 9.1% Engineering & related 6.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller count than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Brinkley — 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 Brinkley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40162/brinkley/topic/education