31.9% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Augusta · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Port Augusta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Port Augusta have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011. While these numbers have risen, the typical resident is still less likely to have a university degree than those in the rest of the country. Only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.9% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is lower than most areas, though the rate has risen 4.9 points 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 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is far below the state and national averages, but this figure rose 4.2 points since 2011. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 39.8% of the group.
9.6% ▲ +78.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 18.6%. Other common areas of study include society and culture at 12.6% and management and commerce at 11.3%.
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/ucl/UCL413003/port-augusta/topic/education