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Education & Qualifications in Renmark

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

Just 37.8% of people in Renmark have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This shortfall in school completions is matched by a lower rate of higher education compared to most areas. It creates a local profile where trade and vocational certificates are much more common than university degrees.

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📍 Renmark, Urban Centre

Where Renmark sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.0% ▼ -5.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Renmark — lower than 60% of areas.

Renmark10.0%
5341, SA 9.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national figures, though they have risen slightly since 2011. About 19.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 16.8% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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37.8% ▲ +3.2%

Lower than 52% 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 Renmark, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 37.8% Year 10 19.3% Year 11 18.5% Year 9 or below 16.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average that has barely changed in a decade. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 36.6% of the highest qualifications.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.0% ▼ -5.7%

Lower than 60% 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 Renmark, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.6% Bachelor degree 17.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Certificate I / II 3.5% Postgraduate degree 2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce leading at 14.2%. This is followed closely by society and culture at 14% and engineering at 12.6%.

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 Renmark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415037/renmark/topic/education