37.5% ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Truro · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Truro
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 37.5% of people in Truro finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is a key feature of the local education profile, though the proportion of school leavers has risen 13 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 37.5% of residents completed Year 12, this is far below the 54.6% seen across South Australia. About 23.3% of the population finished Year 11, and 22% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Truro, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 44%.
8.8% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Truro, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 23.1%. Health and Society and Culture both follow at 12.1%.
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 Truro [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422057/truro/topic/education