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Punthari · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Punthari

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

More people in Punthari finished high school than in most similar areas. While nearly 60% of residents completed Year 12, the area has very few people with university degrees.

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📍 Punthari, Suburb / Locality

Where Punthari sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Punthari — lower than 74% of areas.

Punthari9.1%
5238, SA 7.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 59.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the national average.

Completed Year 12

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59.4% —

Higher than 79% 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 Punthari, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 15%.

Year 12 59.4% Year 10 12.5% Year 9 or below 12.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the state (22.7%) and national (26.3%) figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.1% —

Lower than 74% 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 Punthari, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Bachelor degree (23%).

Certificate III / IV 35.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.5% Bachelor degree 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 24%, ahead of Management & commerce (24%).

Field of qualification

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Punthari splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (36%) and Management & commerce (36%), with Agriculture & environment at 27%.

Engineering & related 23.5% Management & commerce 23.5% Agriculture & environment 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a count that is smaller 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).

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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 Punthari [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41224/punthari/topic/education