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Education & Qualifications in Pimba

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

Fewer than half of the residents in Pimba have finished high school, reflecting a community with lower formal education levels than the rest of the state. This is a place where most adults have not attained a university degree, and there are no local schools within 3 km to support students.

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Where Pimba sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pimba — lower than 59% of areas.

Pimba12.5%
5720, SA 8.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About a quarter of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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45.8% —

Higher than 52% 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 Pimba, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (23%) and Year 10 (19%).

Year 12 45.8% Year 9 or below 25.0% Year 10 20.8% Year 11 16.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 22.7% seen across South Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.5% —

Lower than 59% 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 Pimba, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.

Bachelor degree 21.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 29%, ahead of Society & culture (29%).

Field of qualification

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Pimba splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (36%) and Society & culture (36%), with Health at 27%.

Management & commerce 28.6% Society & culture 28.6% Health 21.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller 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 Pimba — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41153/pimba/topic/education