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Education & Qualifications in Macclesfield

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

More than a quarter of adults in Macclesfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. Education levels have climbed steadily, with the number of people holding university degrees rising by 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Macclesfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.9% ▲ +37.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Macclesfield — higher than 88% of areas.

Macclesfield23.9%
5153, SA 32.0%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 53.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure rose 5.1 points since 2011, though it remains a little below the South Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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53.4% ▲ +10.6%

Higher 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 Macclesfield, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 22%.

Year 12 53.4% Year 11 21.0% Year 10 16.5% Year 9 or below 4.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common, with 23.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state figure, and is supported by a large group of people with Certificate III or IV qualifications (31.4%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.9% ▲ +37.3%

Higher than 88% 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 Macclesfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 31.4% Bachelor degree 23.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.5% Postgraduate degree 5.6% Certificate I / II 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 14.3%. Other significant groups studied management and commerce (13.4%) or engineering (13.2%).

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 Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421022/macclesfield/topic/education