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Pekina · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Pekina

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

Graduate and bachelor degrees are common in Pekina, with 28.1% of adults holding a high-level qualification. While this is well above the South Australian figure, fewer people here have finished Year 12 compared to the national average.

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Where Pekina sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.1% ▲ +274.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pekina — higher than 83% of areas.

Pekina28.1%
5431, SA 11.2%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 44.9%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8% and well below the state average.

Completed Year 12

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44.9% ▲ +33.6%

Higher than 50% 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 Pekina, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (25%).

Year 12 44.9% Year 11 26.5% Year 10 26.5% Year 9 or below 10.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has a high proportion of university-educated adults, with 28.1% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average of 22.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.1% ▲ +274.7%

Higher than 83% 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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Pekina splits fairly evenly between Graduate diploma / certificate (28%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.

Graduate diploma / certificate 33.3% Bachelor degree 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 29.2% Certificate III / IV 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications here are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 25%. Education, health, and management and commerce each account for between 12.5% and 16.7% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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In Pekina, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 38%, followed by Education (25%) and Health (19%).

Agriculture & environment 25.0% Education 16.7% Health 12.5% Management & commerce 12.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than 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 Pekina — 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 Pekina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41129/pekina/topic/education