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Education & Qualifications in Hawson

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

Almost 20% of qualified residents in Hawson studied education, marking the most common field of study in the area. While some adults hold university degrees, school completion rates are far below the national figure.

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📍 Hawson, Suburb / Locality

Where Hawson sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.9% ▲ +13.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hawson — lower than 53% of areas.

Hawson13.9%
5607, SA 12.7%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8% and much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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34.7% ▼ -4.1%

Lower than 77% 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 Hawson, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 10 (26%).

Year 12 34.7% Year 11 27.7% Year 10 24.8% Year 9 or below 8.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical adult is less likely to have a university degree than in the wider state, with 13.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.9% ▲ +13.7%

Lower than 53% 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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Hawson splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (39%) and Certificate III / IV (39%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.

Bachelor degree 24.6% Certificate III / IV 24.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education (19.7%) and health (18.0%) as the most common areas of study.

Field of qualification

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Hawson splits fairly evenly between Education (26%) and Health (24%), with Society & culture at 22%.

Education 19.7% Health 18.0% Society & culture 16.4% Management & commerce 14.8% Engineering & related 6.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, a situation seen in more than half of similar locations.

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).

Schools in and around Hawson — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Hawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40573/hawson/topic/education