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Education & Qualifications in Port Neill

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

Port Neill (L) is around the middle of similar areas for university degrees, though far fewer residents finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 29.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Port Neill, Urban Centre

Where Port Neill sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.6% ▲ +110.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port Neill — higher than 58% of areas.

Port Neill12.6%
5604, SA 11.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas at 29.5%, though this has risen 5.5 points since 2011. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 11 at 27.4% and Year 10 at 20.5%.

Completed Year 12

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29.5% ▲ +23.2%

Lower than 81% 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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Port Neill splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 11 (32%), with Year 10 at 24%.

Year 12 29.5% Year 11 27.4% Year 10 20.5% Year 9 or below 7.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.6% of the population, which is far below the South Australian figure. This proportion has grown since 2011, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 30.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.6% ▲ +110.3%

Higher than 58% 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 Port Neill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Certificate III / IV 30.7% Bachelor degree 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.0% Postgraduate degree 4.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are Health at 17.3%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 10.7% and Management and commerce at 9.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Port Neill, the largest group is Health at 32%, followed by Engineering & related (20%) and Management & commerce (17%).

Health 17.3% Engineering & related 10.7% Management & commerce 9.3% Education 8.0% Architecture & building 5.3% Society & culture 4.0%

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 Port Neill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422043/port-neill/topic/education