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Middleton · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Middleton

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

A well-below national rate of Year 12 completion marks the education landscape in Middleton, though the area has seen a huge own-pace climb in qualifications. While only 52.7% of people finished high school, the number of adults with a university degree has jumped significantly over the last decade.

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Where Middleton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

24.0% ▲ +283.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Middleton — higher than 88% of areas.

Middleton24.0%
5213, SA 23.8%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose by 27 points since 2011 to reach 52.7%. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average.

Completed Year 12

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52.7% ▲ +107.3%

Higher than 85% 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 Middleton, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 21%.

Year 12 52.7% Year 11 19.9% Year 10 16.3% Year 9 or below 5.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 24% of the population, a little above the state average. This is a major increase from 2011, when only 6.3% of adults held such a qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.0% ▲ +283.2%

Higher than 88% 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 Middleton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 33.1% Bachelor degree 24.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.1% Postgraduate degree 4.8% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 15%, followed closely by health at 14.5% and education at 14%.

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 Middleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415028/middleton/topic/education