43.1% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clare · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Clare
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Clare have finished high school and university than a decade ago. While 43.1% of residents have completed Year 12, this is still far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area is seeing a steady climb in education levels, with a growing number of adults holding higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 8.0 points since 2011 to reach 43.1%. Although this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the South Australian average of 54.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clare, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 11 (24%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This represents a 4.5 point increase since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 34.2%.
16.5% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Clare, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 14.8%. Management and commerce follow at 13.3%, while Health and Education also make up significant portions of the local skill set.
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 Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415009/clare/topic/education