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Watchman · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Watchman

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

A huge gap exists between Watchman and the rest of the country when it comes to higher education. Half of the people here have finished Year 12, but no adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, placing the area among the lowest in the country for university qualifications.

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📍 Watchman, Suburb / Locality

Where Watchman sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Watchman0.0%
5461, SA 10.2%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 50% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, this is still well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.

Completed Year 12

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50.0% —

Higher than 62% 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 Watchman, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 15.4% Year 11 11.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Watchman hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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 Watchman, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 36.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 36%, ahead of Health (36%).

Field of qualification

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Watchman splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (36%) and Health (36%), with Management & commerce at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 36.4% Health 36.4% Management & commerce 27.3%

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 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 Watchman — 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 Watchman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41544/watchman/topic/education