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Sheaoak Flat · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Sheaoak Flat

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

Zero adults hold a bachelor degree or higher in Sheaoak Flat, marking a significant gap in higher education. This lack of university qualifications is consistent with a trend of lower school completion rates across the area.

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📍 Sheaoak Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Sheaoak Flat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Sheaoak Flat0.0%
5581, SA 9.6%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 11, completed by 48.1% of the population.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 81% 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 Sheaoak Flat, the largest group is Year 11 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 11 48.1% Year 12 33.3% Year 9 or below 18.5% Year 10 14.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian average of 22.7% and puts Sheaoak Flat among the lowest for this level of study.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Sheaoak Flat, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 53.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 38%, ahead of Engineering & related (23%).

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In Sheaoak Flat, Health is the majority at 63%; Engineering & related is next at 38%.

Health 38.5% Engineering & related 23.1%

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 for educational facilities 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sheaoak Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41337/sheaoak-flat/topic/education