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Port Victoria · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Port Victoria

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

Only 25.5% of residents in Port Victoria (L) finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This is a community where very few adults hold university degrees, and the proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher has fallen slightly since 2011.

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📍 Port Victoria, Urban Centre

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

6.4% ▼ -14.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port Victoria — lower than 85% of areas.

Port Victoria6.4%
5573, SA 8.5%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are much lower than most areas, with just over a quarter of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%, and the rate fell 1.0 percentage point since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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25.5% ▼ -3.7%

Lower than 89% 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 Port Victoria, the largest group is Year 12 at 30%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (24%).

Year 12 25.5% Year 10 21.1% Year 11 20.7% Year 9 or below 17.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 6.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.4% ▼ -14.1%

Lower than 85% 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 Victoria, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 34.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2% Bachelor degree 9.5% Postgraduate degree 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 15.5% and management and commerce at 12.8%. Architecture and building follow at 10.1%.

Field of qualification

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Port Victoria splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Management & commerce (19%), with Architecture & building at 15%.

Engineering & related 15.5% Management & commerce 12.8% Architecture & building 10.1% Society & culture 8.8% Education 7.4% Health 5.4% Agriculture & environment 4.1% Creative arts 2.0%

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 Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422044/port-victoria/topic/education