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Carpenter Rocks · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Carpenter Rocks

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

Only 21.1% of people in Carpenter Rocks have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national level. This is a community where a small number of residents hold university degrees, and many stopped their formal schooling before the end of high school.

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Where Carpenter Rocks sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.0% ▲ —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carpenter Rocks — lower than 91% of areas.

Carpenter Rocks4.0%
5291, SA 11.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people who completed Year 12 is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Most residents left school earlier, with 32.4% finishing at Year 10 and 28.2% at Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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21.1% ▲ +35.4%

Lower than 97% 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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Carpenter Rocks splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (32%), with Year 12 at 24%.

Year 10 32.4% Year 11 28.2% Year 12 21.1% Year 9 or below 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 4.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while half of the community's highest qualifications are Certificate III or IVs.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.0% ▲ —

Lower than 91% 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 Carpenter Rocks, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Bachelor degree 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, led by management and commerce at 25.0% and engineering at 21.9%. Architecture and building are also common at 15.6%.

Field of qualification

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Carpenter Rocks splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (30%) and Engineering & related (26%), with Architecture & building at 19%.

Management & commerce 25.0% Engineering & related 21.9% Architecture & building 15.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.5% Society & culture 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which 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 Carpenter Rocks — 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 Carpenter Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40228/carpenter-rocks/topic/education