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Education & Qualifications in Blanchetown

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

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Blanchetown, held by 42.7% of adults. The area has a very low rate of higher education and formal schooling compared to the rest of the state and country. This trend has strengthened recently, with both school and degree completion rates falling since 2011.

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📍 Blanchetown, Urban Centre

Where Blanchetown sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.1% ▼ -65.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Blanchetown — lower than 97% of areas.

Blanchetown3.1%
5357, SA 5.8%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 22.3% of people here have finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas, and the proportion of Year 12 graduates has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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22.3% ▼ -15.6%

Lower than 93% 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 Blanchetown, the largest group is Year 10 at 32%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 12 (26%).

Year 10 27.7% Year 11 23.2% Year 12 22.3% Year 9 or below 12.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon in the area, with only 3.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and represents a drop of 5.9 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.1% ▼ -65.6%

Lower than 97% 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 Blanchetown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 11%.

Certificate III / IV 42.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.8% Certificate I / II 4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.9% Bachelor degree 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by engineering and food, hospitality and personal services, which both sit at 12.6%.

Field of qualification

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Blanchetown splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (23%) and Engineering & related (18%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 18%.

Management & commerce 15.5% Engineering & related 12.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.6% Society & culture 6.8% Creative arts 5.8% Education 4.9% Architecture & building 3.9% Agriculture & environment 3.9% Health 2.9%

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 Blanchetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422007/blanchetown/topic/education