58.1% ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charleston · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Charleston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels are much lower in Charleston than the state or national figures, despite a recent surge in qualifications. While the typical resident is now more likely to have finished high school, there remains a notable gap in the number of people holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that is well above the South Australian average and has jumped 21 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charleston, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure. This proportion rose 11 points since 2011, with Certificate III and IV being the most common qualification.
18.7% ▲ +131.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Charleston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the highest proportions in management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by engineering and health both at 14.9%.
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 Charleston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422013/charleston/topic/education