40.2% ▲ +46.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loveday · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Loveday
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Loveday have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas, with only 40.2% of people doing so. This is far below the 54.6% seen across South Australia and 19 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Loveday, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 46.9% of the population.
10.0% ▲ +43.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Loveday, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 20.6%, followed by society and culture at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are generally much smaller and have lower advantage scores than most other areas.
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).
87
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Loveday
4 schools — 347 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| St Joseph's School, Barmera | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 67 | 957 |
| Barmera Primary School, Barmera | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 132 | 925 |
| Cobdogla Primary School, Cobdogla | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 107 | 983 |
| Glossop Community School, Glossop | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 41 | 845 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loveday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40781/loveday/topic/education