36.4% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Louth Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Louth Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Louth Bay has remained relatively steady, though it sits well behind state and national figures. Only 36.4% of residents have completed Year 12, making it a place where fewer people finish high school compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 54.6% in South Australia and the 58.8% national figure. About 22.7% of residents stopped at Year 11, while 21.8% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Louth Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 12.7% of adults, a figure well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of the population.
12.7% ▲ +62.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Louth Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Certificate I / II (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Education both at 20.7%. Health follows at 17.2%, with 13.8% of degrees in Management and Commerce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. With an average size of 131 students, it is smaller than schools in most similar areas.
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).
131
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Louth Bay
1 school — 131 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Poonindie Community Learning Centre, Poonindie | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 131 | 984 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Louth Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40780/louth-bay/topic/education