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Colton · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Colton

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

Far fewer people have completed high school or university in Colton compared to most other areas. Only 37% of residents finished Year 12, and no adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Colton, Suburb / Locality

Where Colton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Colton0.0%
5670, SA 12.9%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national figure of 58.8%. For those who did not finish high school, the most common highest year of schooling was Year 11, at 29.6%.

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 Colton, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 11 (35%) and Year 10 (22%).

Year 12 37.0% Year 11 29.6% Year 10 18.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Colton have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

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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In Colton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 37.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Colton, a situation 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 Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40287/colton/topic/education