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Education & Qualifications in Webb Beach

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

Much lower education levels than most similar areas define Webb Beach, where only 39% of residents finished Year 12. This gap is stark compared to the national figure, with no adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.

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📍 Webb Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Webb Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Webb Beach0.0%
5501, SA 7.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 39%, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 24.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 66% 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 Webb Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 9 or below (29%) and Year 10 (14%).

Year 12 39.0% Year 9 or below 24.4% Year 10 12.2% Year 11 9.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a result far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 58.3% of residents.

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

Certificate III / IV 58.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 29.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 25%.

Field of qualification

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Webb Beach splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (28%) and Engineering & related (24%), with Society & culture at 20%.

Management & commerce 29.2% Engineering & related 25.0% Society & culture 20.8% Agriculture & environment 16.7% Health 12.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools located 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).

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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 Webb Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41556/webb-beach/topic/education