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Education & Qualifications in Urania

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

A gap of 13 percentage points separates Urania from the national average for adults with a university degree. While more than half of residents have finished Year 12, the area generally falls well below state and national figures for both school and higher education.

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Where Urania sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Urania — lower than 55% of areas.

Urania13.5%
5573, SA 8.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 51.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.

Completed Year 12

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51.4% —

Higher than 65% 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 Urania, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 11 is next at 32%.

Year 12 51.4% Year 11 24.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.5% —

Lower than 55% 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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Urania splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate III / IV 25.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are mostly concentrated in agriculture and environment at 30%, followed by engineering and related fields at 25%.

Field of qualification

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In Urania, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 43%, followed by Engineering & related (36%) and Education (21%).

Agriculture & environment 30.0% Engineering & related 25.0% Education 15.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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).

Schools in and around Urania — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Urania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41496/urania/topic/education