21.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Gum Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gum Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A quarter of adults in Gum Creek hold a university degree, making it more qualified than many similar small areas. This level of education provides a strong foundation for the local workforce despite the lack of nearby schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 84%, ahead of Year 11 (16%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gum Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the South Australian figure, though it remains well below the national rate of 26.3%.
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gum Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 36%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (36%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation more common than in about 59% of similar places.
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gum Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40541/gum-creek/topic/education