34.9% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clayton Bay · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Clayton Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Clayton Bay finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 34.9% completing Year 12. This figure has dropped by 13 points since 2011. The area's education levels generally sit well below state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 24.1% and Year 10 at 20.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clayton Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (27%) and Year 10 (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the state and nation, with only 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 42.2% of the group.
11.9% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Clayton Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Clayton Bay most commonly studied engineering and related fields at 18.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.1%.
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 Clayton Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422015/clayton-bay/topic/education