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Tantanoola · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Tantanoola

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

A growing number of adults in Tantanoola have stepped up their learning since 2011, with the proportion of people holding university degrees rising from zero to 8.3%. While more residents are finishing school, overall education levels here remain far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Tantanoola, Urban Centre

Where Tantanoola sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.3% ▲ —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tantanoola — lower than 73% of areas.

Tantanoola8.3%
5280, SA 8.7%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This is an improvement on 2011, when only 26.9% had completed their final year of school.

Completed Year 12

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33.5% ▲ +24.4%

Lower than 67% 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 Tantanoola, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (19%).

Year 12 33.5% Year 11 22.5% Year 10 17.3% Year 9 or below 15.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 46.2%, and the typical level of education is lower than in most areas. Only 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.3% ▲ —

Lower than 73% 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 Tantanoola, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.

Certificate III / IV 46.2% Bachelor degree 10.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.6% Certificate I / II 6.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 19.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.

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 Tantanoola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422054/tantanoola/topic/education