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Iron Knob · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Iron Knob

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

Very few residents in Iron Knob have completed high school or university compared to other areas. Only 22.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This puts the area among the lowest for educational attainment in the region.

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Where Iron Knob sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.4% ▲ +33.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Iron Knob — lower than 87% of areas.

Iron Knob5.4%
5611, SA 8.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure, with only 22.6% of people reaching that level. Roughly 26.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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22.6% ▲ +30.1%

Lower than 95% 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 Iron Knob, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 34%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 10 (25%).

Year 9 or below 26.9% Year 12 22.6% Year 10 19.4% Year 11 9.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.4% ▲ +33.2%

Lower than 87% 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 Iron Knob, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 39.5% Bachelor degree 13.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Health and Society & Culture both accounting for 10.5% of the total, followed by Engineering at 7.9%.

Field of qualification

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Iron Knob splits fairly evenly between Health (36%) and Society & culture (36%), with Engineering & related at 27%.

Health 10.5% Society & culture 10.5% Engineering & related 7.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller 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).

Schools in and around Iron Knob — 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 Iron Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40627/iron-knob/topic/education