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Education & Qualifications in Hampden

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

Far fewer residents have completed high school or university in Hampden compared to most similar areas. Only 35.1% of people finished Year 12, and just 4.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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Where Hampden sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.9% ▼ -35.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hampden — lower than 88% of areas.

Hampden4.9%
5374, SA 8.6%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, with only 35.1% of people completing Year 12. Around 21% of residents finished Year 10, while 17.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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35.1% ▲ +9.3%

Lower than 76% 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 Hampden, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 12 35.1% Year 10 21.1% Year 9 or below 17.5% Year 11 15.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher being far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are common, held by 56.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.9% ▼ -35.9%

Lower than 88% 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 Hampden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Graduate diploma / certificate is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 56.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 13.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have focused on practical fields, with Information Technology (26.1%) and Agriculture and Environment (21.7%) being the most common areas of study.

Field of qualification

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Hampden splits fairly evenly between Information technology (25%) and Agriculture & environment (21%), with Management & commerce at 17%.

Information technology 26.1% Agriculture & environment 21.7% Management & commerce 17.4% Engineering & related 13.0% Education 13.0% Society & culture 13.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

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 Hampden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40560/hampden/topic/education