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Education & Qualifications in Penneshaw

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

Nearly 10 points fewer people in Penneshaw finished Year 12 compared to the national figure. Despite this gap, the area is more educated than most similar places, with 49.4% of residents completing Year 12 and 20.9% holding a university degree.

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Where Penneshaw sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.9% ▲ +114.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Penneshaw — higher than 83% of areas.

Penneshaw20.9%
5222, SA 21.6%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has jumped significantly to 49.4% since 2011, though this remains well below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. Nearly half of the population finished Year 12, while 18.1% stopped at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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49.4% ▲ +138.1%

Higher than 78% 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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In Penneshaw, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 49.4% Year 10 18.1% Year 11 17.3% Year 9 or below 3.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. This is a notable increase from 2011, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 34.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.9% ▲ +114.2%

Higher than 83% 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 Penneshaw, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 34.6% Bachelor degree 20.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.9% Postgraduate degree 5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.4% Certificate I / II 3.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by society and culture at 12.6%.

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 Penneshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422040/penneshaw/topic/education