58.9% —
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7175, TAS · Postcode
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning are common in postcode 7175, where 30.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a significant shift over recent years, with both university degrees and Year 12 completion rates jumping by 13 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school completed.
More people have finished high school here than in most areas, with 58.9% completing Year 12. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and is now about the same as the national average.
58.9% —
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In 7175, TAS, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 30.5% of adults, which is well above both the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 36.3%, followed by Certificate III or IV at 23.9%.
30.5% —
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In 7175, TAS, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.9%. Natural and physical sciences and Education both follow at 11.5%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7175, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7175/7175-tas/topic/education