30.5% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Port Broughton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Port Broughton, held by 36.3% of adults. This is an area where few people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.5% of people in Port Broughton have completed Year 12, which is far below the national average of 58.8%. Many residents finished their schooling earlier, with 23.4% leaving after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Broughton, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.2% of the population, which is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, while 16.9% have a diploma or advanced diploma.
9.2% ▲ +66.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Port Broughton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.6%, followed by Health at 13.8% and Management and Commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Port Broughton has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though the average school size is lower. The area is served by a single government-run combined school.
6.17
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
152
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Broughton
1 school — 152 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Port Broughton Area School, Port Broughton | Government | Combined | 6.7 km | 152 | 980 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41192/port-broughton/topic/education