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Education & Qualifications in Mount Benson

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

Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Mount Benson compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This trend is reflected in the local workforce's focus on practical and technical qualifications.

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📍 Mount Benson, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Benson sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Benson — lower than 76% of areas.

Mount Benson8.5%
5275, SA 9.2%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Roughly half of the population has finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this 52.4% rate remains a little below the South Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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52.4% —

Higher than 67% 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 Mount Benson, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 28%.

Year 12 52.4% Year 11 27.2% Year 10 15.5% Year 9 or below 2.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade qualifications are common here, with 43.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why degree-level qualifications are so much lower than the state average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.5% —

Lower than 76% 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 Mount Benson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 43.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Bachelor degree 12.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are concentrated in practical fields, with 22.5% in engineering and 21.1% in agriculture and the environment.

Field of qualification

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Mount Benson splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (31%) and Agriculture & environment (29%), with Health at 8%.

Engineering & related 22.5% Agriculture & environment 21.1% Health 5.6% Society & culture 5.6% Creative arts 5.6% Architecture & building 4.2% Education 4.2% Management & commerce 4.2%

Schools

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

There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most other schools with an average size of 97 students.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Average school ICSEA

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994

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

Schools in and around Mount Benson — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Mount Benson

1 school — 97 students, average ICSEA 994.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Robe Primary School, Robe Government Primary 13.1 km 97 994

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 Mount Benson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40936/mount-benson/topic/education