41.5% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Lincoln · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Port Lincoln
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Port Lincoln than in most similar areas. While more people have finished high school than a decade ago, the city still trails behind state and national figures for both school and tertiary completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose by 8.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Lincoln, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas at 11.8%, far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 39.4% of the group.
11.8% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 81% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Port Lincoln, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 16.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.4% and Society and culture at 11.8%.
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 Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4005/port-lincoln/topic/education