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Education & Qualifications in Whitwarta

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

Only 8.6% of adults in Whitwarta hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where a smaller proportion of people have pursued higher education compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Whitwarta, Suburb / Locality

Where Whitwarta sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.6% ▼ -24.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Whitwarta — lower than 76% of areas.

Whitwarta8.6%
5461, SA 10.2%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, or 46.7%, have completed Year 12. This is well below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and far below the national average.

Completed Year 12

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46.7% ▲ +38.6%

Higher than 54% 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 Whitwarta, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 37%.

Year 12 46.7% Year 11 33.3% Year 10 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most similar areas, sitting at 8.6%. This is 18 percentage points lower than the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.6% ▼ -24.3%

Lower than 76% 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 Whitwarta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 79%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 73.3% Bachelor degree 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 40%, ahead of Engineering & related (27%).

Field of qualification

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In Whitwarta, the largest group is Society & culture at 46%, followed by Engineering & related (31%) and Health (23%).

Society & culture 40.0% Engineering & related 26.7% Health 20.0%

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 Whitwarta — 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 Whitwarta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41584/whitwarta/topic/education