30.3% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edithburgh · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Edithburgh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small proportion of adults in Edithburgh have finished high school or university, which shapes the local skill set. Only 30.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion has risen slightly since 2011, university degrees remain uncommon here.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, though it rose 5.6 percentage points since 2011. About 16.6% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edithburgh, the largest group is Year 12 at 33%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Edithburgh, with only 6.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and fell 1.7 percentage points since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common at 42.8%.
6.3% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Edithburgh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 22.5%. Education and Management and commerce both account for 9.7% of the local 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 Edithburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422019/edithburgh/topic/education