38.1% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kapunda · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Kapunda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Kapunda have finished high school and earned degrees than they did in 2011. While these levels have risen, the town remains far below the national average for formal qualifications. Only 38.1% of residents have completed Year 12, though this is up over 7 points since the last census.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates in Kapunda are far below the South Australian figure, sitting at 38.1%. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 31% of people had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kapunda, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 10.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.2% of the population.
10.9% ▲ +48.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Kapunda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.2% and management and commerce at 11.7%.
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 Kapunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415016/kapunda/topic/education