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Education & Qualifications in Colebatch

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

A gap of 22 percentage points separates Colebatch from the national figure for Year 12 completions. This sparsely populated area has much lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Colebatch, Suburb / Locality

Where Colebatch sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Colebatch — lower than 87% of areas.

Colebatch5.5%
5266, SA 13.7%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12, followed by Year 11 at 22.2%.

Completed Year 12

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37.0% —

Lower than 72% 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 Colebatch, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 31%.

Year 12 37.0% Year 11 22.2% Year 9 or below 7.4% Year 10 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.5% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.5% —

Lower than 87% 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 Colebatch, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 28.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Bachelor degree 10.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 21.4% and Agriculture and Environment at 14.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Colebatch, the largest group is Engineering & related at 46%, followed by Agriculture & environment (31%) and Health (23%).

Engineering & related 21.4% Agriculture & environment 14.3% Health 10.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situationT more common than in 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).

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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 Colebatch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40279/colebatch/topic/education