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Parrakie · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Parrakie

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

A significant gap in formal schooling separates Parrakie from the rest of the country, with only 42.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where higher education is much less common than in most other areas.

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📍 Parrakie, Suburb / Locality

Where Parrakie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.8% ▼ -16.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Parrakie — lower than 89% of areas.

Parrakie4.8%
5301, SA 10.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 42.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. Around 21.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.6% ▲ +37.7%

Lower than 56% 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 Parrakie, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (22%).

Year 12 42.6% Year 10 21.3% Year 11 19.7% Year 9 or below 6.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with adults holding a bachelor degree or higher at 4.8%, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.8% ▼ -16.7%

Lower than 89% 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 Parrakie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 77%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 41.7% Bachelor degree 12.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment, education, and society and culture each accounting for 16.7% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Parrakie splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (27%) and Education (27%), with Society & culture at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 16.7% Education 16.7% Society & culture 16.7% Engineering & related 12.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

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 Parrakie — 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 Parrakie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41117/parrakie/topic/education