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Education & Qualifications in Point Turton

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

A growing number of adults in Point Turton have stepped up their learning since 2011. While many residents still leave school early, the share of people with a university degree has risen by 9.2 percentage points over the last decade. The area remains significantly less qualified than the state and national averages.

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Where Point Turton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% ▲ +390.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Point Turton — higher than 51% of areas.

Point Turton11.5%
5575, SA 9.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 29.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is a slight improvement from 2011, though 30.1% of people still list Year 11 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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29.7% ▲ +42.9%

Lower than 80% 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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Point Turton splits fairly evenly between Year 11 (32%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 10 at 18%.

Year 11 30.1% Year 12 29.7% Year 10 17.2% Year 9 or below 16.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 45.3% of the highest qualifications held here.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% ▲ +390.6%

Higher than 51% 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 Point Turton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 45.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.8% Bachelor degree 10.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.7% Postgraduate degree 4.4% Certificate I / II 3.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related services at 23.9%, followed by management and commerce at 20.8%.

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 Point Turton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422041/point-turton/topic/education