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Education & Qualifications in Salt Creek

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

Almost no adults in Salt Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the lowest areas for this qualification. This trend is seen across the board, with only 30.4% of residents finishing Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Salt Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Salt Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Salt Creek0.0%
5264, SA 9.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of residents topped their schooling at Year 10. The 30.4% who completed Year 12 is far below both the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the Australian average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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30.4% —

Lower than 87% 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 Salt Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 10 47.8% Year 12 30.4% Year 9 or below 17.4% Year 11 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in this area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 22.7% seen in South Australia and the 26.3% national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Salt Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 80.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 30.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 40%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (40%).

Field of qualification

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Salt Creek splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (36%) and Agriculture & environment (36%), with Engineering & related at 27%.

Architecture & building 40.0% Agriculture & environment 40.0% Engineering & related 30.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is 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).

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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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salt Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41296/salt-creek/topic/education