52.1% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mil-Lel · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mil-Lel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas define Mil-Lel, where 52.1% of people finished Year 12. While this is a strong result for the local level, it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%. Overall, the area shows a mix of practical trade certificates and professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. For those who left earlier, the next most common highest year finished was Year 10 at 19.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mil-Lel, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 40.8% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
16.8% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Mil-Lel, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Certificate I / II (9%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related subjects at 20.1%. Health and Management and commerce both follow at 14.4%, with Education accounting for 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mil-Lel has 10.75 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. There are four schools within 3km of the area, with 75% being government primary schools.
10.75
Higher than 76% 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).
304
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mil-Lel
4 schools — 1,215 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Mil Lel Primary School, Mil Lel | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 114 | 1,005 |
| St Martins Lutheran College, Mount Gambier | Independent | Combined | 8.8 km | 810 | 1,028 |
| Suttontown Primary School, Suttontown | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 101 | 960 |
| Mount Gambier North Primary School, Mount Gambier | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 190 | 888 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mil-Lel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40872/mil-lel/topic/education