41.9% —
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7119, TAS · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 17 percentage points separates postcode 7119 from the national figure for Year 12 completions. This area faces significant educational challenges, with very few adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 47.1% and far below the Australian figure. This rate has barely changed since 2016.
41.9% —
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 7119, TAS, Year 10 is the majority at 62%; Year 12 is next at 38%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This result is among the lowest across similar areas and sits far below the 26.3% national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 7119, TAS, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 50%, ahead of Engineering & related (33%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres of this area, making it smaller than about 84% of similar locations.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7119, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7119/7119-tas/topic/education