32.9% ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karoonda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karoonda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas, making Karoonda a place where school and university qualifications are quite low. Only 32.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to university degrees, with a much lower share of adults holding a bachelor's degree compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Roughly 19% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karoonda, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 8.5% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.5% of residents.
8.5% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Karoonda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.0%, followed by Health at 14.0% and Management and commerce at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government combined school within 3km, which is a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas. This school has an average size of 145 students, which is lower than most areas.
11.90
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
145
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karoonda
1 school — 145 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Karoonda Area School, Karoonda | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 145 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40670/karoonda/topic/education