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Education & Qualifications in Beachport

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

Beachport (L) has lower schooling and degree rates than most similar areas. While only 33.5% of people have finished Year 12, this figure has risen nearly 10 points since 2011. This trend of growing education is also seen in university degrees, which have more than doubled since the last census.

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📍 Beachport, Urban Centre

Where Beachport sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.4% ▲ +139.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Beachport — higher than 50% of areas.

Beachport11.4%
5280, SA 8.7%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Another 26.2% had Year 11 as their highest school year.

Completed Year 12

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33.5% ▲ +41.1%

Lower than 67% 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 Beachport, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (30%) and Year 10 (22%).

Year 12 33.5% Year 11 26.2% Year 10 19.2% Year 9 or below 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.4% of the population, a figure far below the South Australian average of 22.7%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.8% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.4% ▲ +139.1%

Higher than 50% 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 Beachport, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 29.8% Bachelor degree 14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.5% Certificate I / II 3.1% Postgraduate degree 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 17.3%, followed by Education at 11.8% and Society and Culture at 11.0%.

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 Beachport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421002/beachport/topic/education