32.0% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hamley Bridge · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Hamley Bridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education has seen a small increase in Hamley Bridge since 2011, though overall school completion remains low. Only 32% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 32%, a figure that is far below South Australia's 54.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hamley Bridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 35%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 5.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. This figure rose 1.0 points since 2011, but remains far below the national average of 26.3%.
5.9% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Hamley Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and Society & culture, both at 15.5%, followed by Management & commerce at 10.3%.
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 Hamley Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421015/hamley-bridge/topic/education