31.0% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moonta · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Moonta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Moonta hold a Certificate III or IV, making these trade-level skills the most common qualification. The area's overall education levels have declined, with the proportion of people finishing Year 12 falling significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a sharp drop from 2011, when 47.7% of the population had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moonta, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7% and has fallen since 2011.
8.9% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Moonta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 17.4%. Other frequent areas of study include Management and commerce at 12.1% and Health 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 Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415030/moonta/topic/education