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Education & Qualifications in Greater Hobart

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

A much higher share of adults hold university degrees in Greater Hobart than in the rest of Tasmania. This educational gap is clear, with nearly 30% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, which is well above the state average and a little above the national figure.

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Where Greater Hobart sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.2% —

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Hobart — higher than 88% of areas.

Greater Hobart29.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has jumped 8.6 points since 2016, with 56.7% of people now finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%.

Completed Year 12

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56.7% —

Higher than 78% of capital city areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Greater Hobart, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 56.7% Year 10 22.9% Year 9 or below 7.8% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, as 29.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is a big increase from 21.3% in 2016, and it places the area well above the state average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.2% —

Higher than 88% of capital city 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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Greater Hobart splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Postgraduate degree at 16%.

Bachelor degree 27.4% Certificate III / IV 25.6% Postgraduate degree 13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 2.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.7%. Engineering and health also make up a significant portion of qualifications, at 11% and 10.9% respectively.

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 Greater Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6GHOB/greater-hobart/topic/education