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Senior · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Senior

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

More than 43% of people in Senior finished Year 12, making it the most common highest level of schooling in the area. However, overall educational attainment is quite low compared to the rest of the country. Only 4.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.

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Where Senior sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Senior — lower than 89% of areas.

Senior4.7%
5268, SA 9.9%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 43.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below both the South Australian (54.6%) and Australian (58.8%) rates. Around 32% of people stopped after Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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43.6% —

Lower than 54% 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 Senior, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 11 (32%) and Year 10 (21%).

Year 12 43.6% Year 11 32.1% Year 10 20.5% Year 9 or below 3.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with a bachelor's rate of 4.7% that is far below the national figure. Instead, trade qualifications are more common, with nearly 30% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.7% —

Lower than 89% 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 Senior, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (39%) and Bachelor degree (14%).

Certificate III / IV 29.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0% Bachelor degree 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are agriculture and environment at 18.2%, followed by health and management and commerce, both at 15.9%.

Field of qualification

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Senior splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (28%) and Health (24%), with Management & commerce at 24%.

Agriculture & environment 18.2% Health 15.9% Management & commerce 15.9% Engineering & related 9.1% Natural & physical sciences 6.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Senior, which is a common pattern as it 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).

Schools in and around Senior — 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 Senior [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41332/senior/topic/education