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Rest of Tas. · Capital City

Education & Qualifications in Rest of Tas.

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

Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Rest of Tas. compared to the state and national figures. While 39.5% of residents finished Year 12, this is far below the Australian average of 58.8%.

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Where Rest of Tas. sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.2% —

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of Tas. — higher than 55% of areas.

Rest of Tas.16.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates rose 6.3 percentage points since 2016 to reach 39.5%, though this remains well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. About 32.8% of people had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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39.5% —

Lower than 54% 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 Rest of Tas., the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).

Year 12 39.5% Year 10 32.8% Year 9 or below 11.8% Year 11 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.2% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion rose 3.9 percentage points since 2016, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 35.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.2% —

Higher than 55% 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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In Rest of Tas., the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 35.7% Bachelor degree 19.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Postgraduate degree 6.2% Certificate I / II 3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 14.9% and Management and commerce at 14.8%. Other notable areas include Society and culture at 11.8% and Health at 10.8%.

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 Rest of Tas. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/6RTAS/rest-of-tas/topic/education