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Tailem Bend · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Tailem Bend

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

Only 27.5% of people in Tailem Bend have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a place where few residents hold university degrees, though more people have finished high school than they did ten years ago.

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📍 Tailem Bend, Urban Centre

Where Tailem Bend sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.4% ▼ -1.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tailem Bend — lower than 92% of areas.

Tailem Bend4.4%
5260, SA 3.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer residents finished high school here than in most other areas, with the figure sitting 31 points below the Australian average. The number of people completing Year 12 has risen by 5.1 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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27.5% ▲ +22.7%

Lower than 86% 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 Tailem Bend, the largest group is Year 12 at 32%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (23%).

Year 12 27.5% Year 10 20.4% Year 11 19.8% Year 9 or below 17.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees are very rare in Tailem Bend, held by only 4.4% of adults, which is among the lowest levels across similar areas. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.4% ▼ -1.5%

Lower than 92% 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 Tailem Bend, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 39.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1% Bachelor degree 6.5% Certificate I / II 2.4% Postgraduate degree 1.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (14.3%), followed by Management and Commerce and Society and Culture, both at 12.5%.

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 Tailem Bend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415040/tailem-bend/topic/education