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Swan Reach · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Swan Reach

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

A far lower rate of school completion than the state average defines Swan Reach (L). Only 16.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is 38 points below the South Australian figure. This gap is reflected in higher education levels, where very few adults hold a university degree.

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📍 Swan Reach, Urban Centre

Where Swan Reach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.1% ▼ -52.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Swan Reach — lower than 97% of areas.

Swan Reach3.1%
5354, SA 4.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The percentage of people who finished Year 12 fell by 18 points since 2011 to just 16.2%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with 15.8% of residents having a Year 9 education or lower.

Completed Year 12

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16.2% ▼ -52.4%

Lower than 99% 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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Swan Reach splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (27%), with Year 10 at 24%.

Year 12 16.2% Year 9 or below 15.8% Year 10 14.2% Year 11 12.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 3.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure fell by 3.5 points since 2011, and the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 18.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.1% ▼ -52.5%

Lower than 97% 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 Swan Reach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 18.1% Bachelor degree 5.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 4.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 11.9%. Other notable areas of study include Management and commerce at 6.9% and Society and culture at 5.6%.

Field of qualification

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In Swan Reach, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Management & commerce (20%) and Society & culture (16%).

Engineering & related 11.9% Management & commerce 6.9% Society & culture 5.6% Education 5.0% Agriculture & environment 2.5% Health 2.5%

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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422053/swan-reach/topic/education