59.4% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7009, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7009, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in postcode 7009 hold a university degree than in the rest of Tasmania. This area has seen a sharp rise in education levels over the last decade, with the share of people with a bachelor degree or higher climbing by 18 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. This is a significant jump from 2011, when only 39.5% of the population had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7009, TAS, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 31.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national figures, and the most common qualifications are bachelor degrees (28.2%) and postgraduate degrees (17.0%).
31.0% ▲ +144.4%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →7009, TAS splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Postgraduate degree at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and engineering at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 83% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
2.69
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
1,174
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
196
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7009, TAS
6 schools — 1,174 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1
| Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 214 | 942 |
| St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 207 | 1,035 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 212 | 973 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 101 | 861 |
| Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 248 | 1,012 |
| Springfield Gardens Primary School, West Moonah | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 192 | 918 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7009, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7009/7009-tas/topic/education