46.6% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gawler · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Gawler
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Gawler have completed Year 12, though this figure has risen 8.8 percentage points since 2011. While local qualification levels are higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.6% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average. However, the proportion of people completing school has grown since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gawler, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 11 (22%) and Year 10 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the South Australian figure. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.5% of the population.
13.5% ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Gawler, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are engineering and related fields at 17.2%, followed closely by management and commerce at 16.9%.
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL412001/gawler/topic/education