32.9% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moonta Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moonta Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Moonta Bay have shifted over the last decade, though it remains a place where fewer people finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 32.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, sitting at 32.9%. This is far below the 58.8% seen across Australia, with many locals instead finishing at Year 11 or Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moonta Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also less common, with only 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 42% of residents.
9.3% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Moonta Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or diplomas, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19.9%, followed by Health and Management and commerce, both at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government school within 3km, which is a combined primary and secondary site. This school has an average advantage score of 924, which is much lower than 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).
253
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moonta Bay
1 school — 253 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Moonta Area School, Moonta | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 253 | 924 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moonta Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40915/moonta-bay/topic/education