26.1% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7027, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7027, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 26.1% of people in postcode 7027 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This area has seen some progress in education, with both school completion and university degrees rising since 2011. However, overall qualification levels remain much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below both the state and national figures, though the proportion of people finishing Year 12 rose 4.8 points since 2011. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10 at 27.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →7027, TAS splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.9% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average. While this is much lower than most areas, the number of people with these degrees rose 5.1 points since 2011.
8.9% ▲ +132.7%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 7027, TAS, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 15.2% and engineering and related fields at 14.1%. Architecture, building, and health both account for 6.3% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 84% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7027, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7027/7027-tas/topic/education