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Education & Qualifications in Pata

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

Only 26% of people in Pata have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is mirrored in higher education, where the area has much lower rates of university degrees than most other places.

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Where Pata sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pata — lower than 91% of areas.

Pata4.0%
5333, SA 11.0%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. About 21.9% of people finished Year 10, while 19.2% stopped at Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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26.0% —

Lower than 91% 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 Pata, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (25%).

Year 12 26.0% Year 10 21.9% Year 11 19.2% Year 9 or below 9.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 4% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.0% —

Lower than 91% 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 Pata, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 74%; Postgraduate degree is next at 13%.

Certificate III / IV 35.4% Postgraduate degree 6.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Pata are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 14.6%. Health and Education each account for about 12.5% and 10.4% of qualifications respectively.

Field of qualification

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Pata splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (23%) and Health (20%), with Education at 17%.

Agriculture & environment 14.6% Health 12.5% Education 10.4% Society & culture 10.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.3% Engineering & related 6.3%

Schools

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

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

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).

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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 Pata [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41122/pata/topic/education