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Karoonda · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Karoonda

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

Far fewer people in Karoonda hold high-level degrees or school certificates than in most similar areas. Only 6.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and just over a quarter have finished Year 12. While these figures are much lower than the state and national levels, the number of people finishing school has risen since 2011.

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📍 Karoonda, Urban Centre

Where Karoonda sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.6% ▲ +40.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Karoonda — lower than 84% of areas.

Karoonda6.6%
5307, SA 7.4%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 26.2%, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is a slight increase from 22% in 2011, though about 22.7% of residents still have Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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26.2% ▲ +19.3%

Lower than 88% 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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Karoonda splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (28%) and Year 11 (26%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 12 26.2% Year 11 24.5% Year 9 or below 22.7% Year 10 22.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 6.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national rate of 26.3%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.6% ▲ +40.0%

Lower than 84% 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 Karoonda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 47.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Bachelor degree 10.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8% Certificate I / II 3.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.3%. Health qualifications follow at 12.9%, while Society and Culture account for 11.3%.

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 Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422025/karoonda/topic/education