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Port Moorowie · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Port Moorowie

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

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Port Moorowie, held by 37.7% of adults. This small community sees far fewer people finishing Year 12 or holding university degrees compared to state and national figures.

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📍 Port Moorowie, Suburb / Locality

Where Port Moorowie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.7% ▲ +2.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Moorowie — lower than 72% of areas.

Port Moorowie9.7%
5576, SA 7.0%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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30.7% ▼ -5.2%

Lower than 86% 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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Port Moorowie splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (30%) and Year 11 (30%), with Year 10 at 20%.

Year 12 30.7% Year 11 30.7% Year 10 20.5% Year 9 or below 19.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 9.7% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3% and lower than most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.7% ▲ +2.0%

Lower than 72% 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 Port Moorowie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (23%).

Certificate III / IV 37.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.8% Bachelor degree 17.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have a mix of backgrounds, with Engineering (24.5%) and Health (20.8%) being the most common fields of study.

Field of qualification

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Port Moorowie splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (30%) and Health (25%), with Management & commerce at 16%.

Engineering & related 24.5% Health 20.8% Management & commerce 13.2% Architecture & building 11.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.5% Education 5.7%

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 locations.

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 Port Moorowie — 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 Port Moorowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41204/port-moorowie/topic/education