36.0% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Burra have stayed largely consistent, with only 36% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Most adults here hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 20.6% reached Year 11, and 17.8% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burra, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 34.6%.
10.3% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Burra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 14.8%, followed by health at 11% and education at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burra has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school size is smaller. All schools in the area are government-run combined schools.
5.75
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
194
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burra
1 school — 194 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Burra Community School, Burra | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 194 | 964 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40193/burra/topic/education