48.9% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lobethal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lobethal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Lobethal, where 36.6% of adults hold one. This area has a lower rate of university degrees than the national figure, with just 16.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents (48.9%) have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is also well below the South Australian rate of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lobethal, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.7%, which is well below both the state and national figures. This puts the area around the middle compared to similar places.
16.7% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Lobethal, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related fields at 17.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lobethal has four primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, with an average size of 146 students.
4.29
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
146
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lobethal
4 schools — 582 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4
| Lobethal Lutheran School, Lobethal | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 78 | 1,035 |
| Lobethal Primary School, Lobethal | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 148 | 1,033 |
| Lenswood Primary School, Lenswood | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 39 | 1,026 |
| Woodside Primary School, Woodside | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 317 | 1,036 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lobethal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40771/lobethal/topic/education