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Education & Qualifications in Calomba

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

Not a single adult in Calomba holds a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the lowest in the country for this qualification. This lack of higher education is reflected in school completion rates, which are far below the national average.

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Where Calomba sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Calomba — lower than 99% of areas.

Calomba0.0%
5501, SA 7.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 27.8% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the South Australian average of 54.6%. Instead, the most common highest year of schooling completed is Year 11, at 30.6%.

Completed Year 12

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27.8% —

Lower than 89% 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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Calomba splits fairly evenly between Year 11 (38%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.

Year 11 30.6% Year 12 27.8% Year 9 or below 13.9% Year 10 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 0.0%, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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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Calomba splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (36%) and Certificate I / II (36%), with Certificate III / IV at 27%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 28.6% Certificate I / II 28.6% Certificate III / IV 21.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 36%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (21%).

Field of qualification

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In Calomba, Engineering & related is the majority at 63%; Natural & physical sciences is next at 38%.

Engineering & related 35.7% Natural & physical sciences 21.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km, a count that is smaller 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 Calomba — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40204/calomba/topic/education