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Tumby Bay · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Tumby Bay

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

Just 34.1% of residents in Tumby Bay have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion has risen by 8.0 percentage points since 2011, the area still has a much lower proportion of high school and university graduates than the rest of the state.

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Where Tumby Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.0% ▲ +55.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tumby Bay — lower than 53% of areas.

Tumby Bay11.0%
5605, SA 10.7%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian average, though it has climbed since 2011. About 21.5% of people here stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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34.1% ▲ +30.5%

Lower than 65% 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 Tumby Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 11 (23%).

Year 12 34.1% Year 10 21.5% Year 11 20.9% Year 9 or below 16.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.0%, which is far below the Australian average. Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 38.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.0% ▲ +55.7%

Lower than 53% 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 Tumby Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 38.6% Bachelor degree 17.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Postgraduate degree 2.4% Certificate I / II 2.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are health at 15.2% and engineering at 12.3%.

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 Tumby Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415042/tumby-bay/topic/education