50.0% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karridale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karridale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of the people in Karridale have finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. While many residents hold trade certificates, the overall level of formal schooling is well below the national and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the 58.8% national figure. About a quarter of the population stopped their schooling after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karridale, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state average of 23.8%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 33.7% of residents.
17.8% ▲ +107.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Karridale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Karridale often study Engineering (14.5%), Architecture and Building (11.4%), or Education (11.4%). Other common fields include Agriculture and Environment at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than in most areas, with an average size of 55 students. There is one government primary school within 3km, meaning there are 20.83 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
20.83
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
55
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karridale
1 school — 55 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Karridale Primary School, Karridale | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 55 | 993 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karridale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50739/karridale/topic/education