33.1% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minlaton · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Minlaton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Minlaton. The town has a much lower level of formal schooling and higher degrees than most other areas. Only 33.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion in Minlaton is far below the South Australian rate, though it has risen slightly to 33.1% since 2011. About 20% of the community finished school at Year 10, and another 19.4% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minlaton, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This level of higher education has barely changed over the last decade.
6.8% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Minlaton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 15.1%, followed by health at 14.5% and education at 10.4%.
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 Minlaton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421026/minlaton/topic/education