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Education & Qualifications in Malinong

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

Almost 65% of people in Malinong have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. While secondary school completion is high, the area has very few residents with university degrees. This creates a profile where most adults finish high school but few pursue higher education.

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Where Malinong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Malinong — lower than 77% of areas.

Malinong8.3%
5259, SA 9.9%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The 64.5% of residents who finished Year 12 is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though about 13% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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64.5% —

Higher than 86% 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 Malinong, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (15%).

Year 12 64.5% Year 11 35.5% Year 10 19.4% Year 9 or below 12.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and much lower than most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.3% —

Lower than 77% 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 Malinong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 47.1% Bachelor degree 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 41%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (41%).

Field of qualification

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Malinong splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (41%) and Agriculture & environment (41%), with Health at 18%.

Engineering & related 41.2% Agriculture & environment 41.2% Health 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places 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 Malinong — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Malinong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40810/malinong/topic/education