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Education & Qualifications in Sutherlands

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

Much higher proportions of university graduates live in Sutherlands than in most similar areas. While a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer residents finished high school compared to state and national figures.

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📍 Sutherlands, Suburb / Locality

Where Sutherlands sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sutherlands — higher than 77% of areas.

Sutherlands25.0%
5374, SA 8.6%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and the national average. Nearly half of the population listed Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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37.0% —

Lower than 72% 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 Sutherlands, Year 10 is the majority at 57%; Year 12 is next at 43%.

Year 10 48.1% Year 12 37.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little above the South Australian average of 22.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.0% —

Higher than 77% 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 Sutherlands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (33%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 41.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 29.4% Bachelor degree 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 29%, ahead of Society & culture (24%).

Field of qualification

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In Sutherlands, Engineering & related is the majority at 56%; Society & culture is next at 44%.

Engineering & related 29.4% Society & culture 23.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which 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 Sutherlands — 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 Sutherlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41411/sutherlands/topic/education