47.3% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Concordia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Concordia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Concordia sits around the middle of similar areas for school advantage, though overall qualification levels are low. Only 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce focused more on practical trade and certificate-level skills than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 47.3%. This is well below the South Australian average and far below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Concordia, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 43% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. By contrast, the proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is far below both the state and national figures.
9.3% ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Concordia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering, Health, Management and commerce, and Education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools within 3km than about 79% of similar places. These schools are generally larger than most, with a primary focus as 85.7% are primary schools.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
587
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Concordia
7 schools — 4,112 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Gawler East Primary School, Gawler East | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 374 | 987 |
| Hewett Primary School, Hewett | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 400 | 1,006 |
| Immanuel Gawler, Gawler East | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 353 | 1,038 |
| Trinity College Roseworthy, Roseworthy | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 192 | 1,037 |
| Xavier College - Head Campus, Gawler Belt | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| Gawler Primary School, Gawler | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 168 | 954 |
| Sandy Creek Primary School, Cockatoo Valley | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 93 | 993 |
Sources
More for Concordia
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Concordia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40292/concordia/topic/education