27.6% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lower Light · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lower Light
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Lower Light have completed high school or university than in most other areas. Only 27.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a larger proportion of the local adult population relies on trade certificates or earlier school leavings for their skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, with only 27.6% of residents finishing. Many locals left school earlier, with 19.6% finishing at Year 10 and 17.8% at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lower Light, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 7.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 31.4% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.7% ▲ +72.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Lower Light, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (15.2%), Society and Culture (10.5%), and Management and Commerce (8.6%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lower Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40787/lower-light/topic/education