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Education & Qualifications in Kingscote

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer residents in Kingscote have finished high school compared to most of the country, but more of them hold university degrees than in similar towns. While only 39.6% have completed Year 12, those with higher qualifications are becoming more common.

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📍 Kingscote, Urban Centre

Where Kingscote sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.9% ▲ +31.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kingscote — higher than 63% of areas.

Kingscote13.9%
5223, SA 16.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose 7.7 percentage points since 2011 to 39.6%. This is still far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%.

Completed Year 12

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39.6% ▲ +24.0%

Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Kingscote, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (21%).

Year 12 39.6% Year 10 18.1% Year 11 17.9% Year 9 or below 10.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011, though it remains far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.9% ▲ +31.4%

Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Kingscote, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 31.8% Bachelor degree 18.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Postgraduate degree 3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications in the area are in Engineering and related fields at 12.5%, followed by Health at 11.4% and Management and commerce at 11.2%.

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 Kingscote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415017/kingscote/topic/education