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Education & Qualifications in Koolywurtie

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

Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Koolywurtie compared to the rest of the country. Only 8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a community where practical, trade-based qualifications are much more common than university degrees.

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📍 Koolywurtie, Suburb / Locality

Where Koolywurtie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Koolywurtie — lower than 78% of areas.

Koolywurtie8.0%
5575, SA 9.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this 52.1% rate is still a little below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and well below the Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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52.1% —

Higher than 66% 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 Koolywurtie, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 52.1% Year 11 28.2% Year 9 or below 12.7% Year 10 11.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade certificates are the most common achievement here, with 48.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the rate of higher university degrees is far below the state and national levels.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.0% —

Lower than 78% 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 Koolywurtie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.

Certificate III / IV 48.3% Bachelor degree 20.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

People's qualifications are spread across several practical fields, led by engineering at 20.7%, followed by food and hospitality at 17.2% and agriculture and environment at 13.8%.

Field of qualification

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Koolywurtie splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (29%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (24%), with Agriculture & environment at 19%.

Engineering & related 20.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 17.2% Agriculture & environment 13.8% Architecture & building 10.3% Health 10.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar locations in this regard.

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 Koolywurtie — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koolywurtie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40710/koolywurtie/topic/education