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Education & Qualifications in Peake

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

Very few residents in Peake hold higher qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 32.2% of the population finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a pattern of lower formal schooling levels across the local area.

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Where Peake sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.3% ▲ +56.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Peake — lower than 77% of areas.

Peake8.3%
5301, SA 10.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are much lower than in most areas, with only 32.2% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%.

Completed Year 12

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32.2% ▲ +14.4%

Lower than 83% 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 Peake, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (19%).

Year 12 32.2% Year 11 24.1% Year 10 17.2% Year 9 or below 16.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.3% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 20.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.3% ▲ +56.5%

Lower than 77% 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 Peake, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 20.8% Bachelor degree 14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Management and Commerce, each at 12.5%. Health is the next most frequent at 8.3%.

Field of qualification

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Peake splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (24%) and Management & commerce (24%), with Health at 16%.

Engineering & related 12.5% Management & commerce 12.5% Health 8.3% Agriculture & environment 6.3% Education 6.3% Society & culture 6.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Peake, which is a smaller number of facilities than 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).

Schools in and around Peake — 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 Peake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41125/peake/topic/education