32.2% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Augusta · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Port Augusta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Port Augusta have completed high school or university compared to other areas, though education levels have been climbing. Only 32.2% of residents finished Year 12, but this is up 7.3 percentage points since 2011. While university degrees are less common, a huge number of locals hold trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification in similar areas, although the rate has risen since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Augusta, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 9.5% of adults, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are very common, with 40.1% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.5% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Port Augusta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 18.9%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and management and commerce at 11.1%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4004/port-augusta/topic/education