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Saddleworth · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Saddleworth

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

Fewer people in Saddleworth have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 29.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where practical certificates are much more common than degrees.

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📍 Saddleworth, Urban Centre

Where Saddleworth sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.1% ▲ +75.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Saddleworth — lower than 74% of areas.

Saddleworth8.1%
5413, SA 10.0%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in most areas, at 29.3%, though this rose 2 points since 2011. About a quarter of residents finished Year 11, while 13% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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29.3% ▲ +7.3%

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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Saddleworth splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 11 (29%), with Year 10 at 21%.

Year 12 29.3% Year 11 25.1% Year 10 18.4% Year 9 or below 13.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare in Saddleworth, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher—far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.7% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.1% ▲ +75.9%

Lower than 74% 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 Saddleworth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 41.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Bachelor degree 11.1% Certificate I / II 6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8% Postgraduate degree 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 15.6%. Management and commerce follow at 11.7%, while Society and culture accounts for 10% 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 Saddleworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422046/saddleworth/topic/education