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Education & Qualifications in Snowtown

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

Only 23.4% of residents in Snowtown finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a local trend toward lower formal schooling levels and a decline in university degrees over the last decade. Most adults here hold vocational certificates rather than degrees.

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Where Snowtown sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.1% ▼ -48.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Snowtown — lower than 93% of areas.

Snowtown4.1%
5520, SA 6.0%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion in Snowtown fell 11 points since 2011 and is now far below the South Australian figure. About 20% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier, and roughly 22% finished in Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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23.4% ▼ -32.0%

Lower than 92% 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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Snowtown splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (27%) and Year 11 (25%), with Year 10 at 25%.

Year 12 23.4% Year 11 22.1% Year 10 22.1% Year 9 or below 20.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 4.1%, which is far below the national figure and has fallen since 2011. Instead, nearly 40% of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.1% ▼ -48.4%

Lower than 93% 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 Snowtown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 39.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Bachelor degree 6.3% Postgraduate degree 3.1% Certificate I / II 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 15%, followed by health at 11.8% and society and culture at 10.2%.

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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422048/snowtown/topic/education