32.7% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stansbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stansbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Stansbury have remained consistently low compared to the rest of the country. Only 32.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%, sitting at just 32.7%. About 23.5% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, and another 23.2% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stansbury, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.6% of residents.
7.5% ▲ +55.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Stansbury, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering (22.4%), management and commerce (14.6%), and education (11.7%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are very small with an average size of 18 students. The local school is a government primary school.
12.66
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
18
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stansbury
1 school — 18 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Stansbury Primary School, Stansbury | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 18 | 954 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stansbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41378/stansbury/topic/education