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Education & Qualifications in Caltowie

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

Bachelor degrees are the most common highest qualification in Caltowie, held by 26.4% of residents. However, the area has low school completion rates and fewer high-level degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Caltowie, Suburb / Locality

Where Caltowie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.4% ▲ +135.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caltowie — lower than 51% of areas.

Caltowie14.4%
5490, SA 15.2%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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34.4% ▼ -5.1%

Lower than 78% 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 Caltowie, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 34.4% Year 10 22.2% Year 11 15.6% Year 9 or below 15.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.4% of the population, which is well below the state's 22.7% and far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.4% ▲ +135.7%

Lower than 51% 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 Caltowie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Bachelor degree 26.4% Certificate III / IV 20.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4% Certificate I / II 7.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are led by Engineering at 18.9% and Agriculture and environment at 17.0%, followed by Health and Education.

Field of qualification

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Caltowie splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (24%) and Agriculture & environment (21%), with Health at 17%.

Engineering & related 18.9% Agriculture & environment 17.0% Health 13.2% Education 11.3% Society & culture 7.5% Management & commerce 5.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number 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 Caltowie — 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 Caltowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40207/caltowie/topic/education