61.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carey Gully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carey Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Carey Gully hold a university degree than in most other areas, with 35.9% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is highly educated, with most residents completing their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high proportion of people here finished high school, with 61% completing Year 12. This is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carey Gully, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is far above the state average, with 35.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. These qualifications include postgraduate degrees for 12.9% of the population.
35.9% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 35.9%
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 Carey Gully, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 16.5% and society and culture at 15.3%. Engineering and health also make up significant shares of the local degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary government schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 225 students and an advantage score among the highest at this level.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
225
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,120
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carey Gully
4 schools — 901 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Uraidla Primary School, Uraidla | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 182 | 1,118 |
| Basket Range Primary School, Basket Range | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 6 | 1,058 |
| Bridgewater Primary School, Bridgewater | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 197 | 1,076 |
| Stirling East Primary School, Stirling | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 516 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carey Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40226/carey-gully/topic/education