39.3% ▲ +270.4%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
American River · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in American River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A sharp rise in school and university finishes has transformed American River (L) since 2011. While only 10.6% of people had finished Year 12 a decade ago, that figure climbed to 39.3% by 2021. This shift is mirrored in higher education, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher jumped from 4.6% to 17.5%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the national figure of 58.8%, with 39.3% reaching that milestone. About 25% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In American River, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, though the 17.5% with a bachelor degree or higher is still well below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 30.1% of adults.
17.5% ▲ +280.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 American River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most frequent area of study at 18.0%, followed by education at 12.0%. Agriculture, environment, management, and society and culture each account for 9.0% of qualifications.
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 American River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422003/american-river/topic/education