33.4% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Pirie · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Port Pirie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Port Pirie have finished high school or university compared to the state and national averages. Only 33.4% of residents have completed Year 12, though this figure has risen by 8 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than the national figure, with only 33.4% of people finishing Year 12. Around 16.3% of the population left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Pirie, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.1% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Pirie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 19.8%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.7%.
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 Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4006/port-pirie/topic/education