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Lameroo · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Lameroo

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Lameroo, where 27.6% of residents hold one. While higher education levels have risen since 2011, the town generally has far fewer people with university degrees or Year 12 certificates compared to the state and national figures.

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Where Lameroo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.6% ▲ +26.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Lameroo — higher than 51% of areas.

Lameroo11.6%
5302, SA 11.8%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.2% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This rate has risen 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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36.2% ▲ +21.9%

Lower than 57% 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 Lameroo, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (22%).

Year 12 36.2% Year 11 20.6% Year 10 20.0% Year 9 or below 12.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.6% of the population, far below the South Australian average of 22.7%. This figure has climbed slightly by 2.4 percentage points over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.6% ▲ +26.6%

Higher than 51% 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 Lameroo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 27.6% Bachelor degree 20.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2% Certificate I / II 6.3% Postgraduate degree 1.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 14.6%, followed by health at 12.6% and agriculture and environment at 12.1%.

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 Lameroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421020/lameroo/topic/education