32.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lucindale · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Lucindale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Lucindale have completed high school or university than in most other areas. Just 32.5% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011. This means a larger share of the local workforce relies on practical skills and trade certificates rather than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is lower than most other areas, and the proportion has dropped by 2.0 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lucindale, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 9 or below (22%) and Year 11 (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 4.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and has fallen since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 33.6%.
4.7% ▼ -45.2%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Lucindale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the highest proportions in society and culture at 14.1% and health at 12.5%. Agriculture and environment and management and commerce both account for 10.9% of 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 Lucindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422028/lucindale/topic/education