41.5% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7177, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7177, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 17 percentage points separates the 41.5% of people in postcode 7177 who finished Year 12 from the national figure. This area has much lower levels of formal schooling and degrees than most other places. While university qualifications remain rare, more people have finished high school than they did a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the state figure and far below the national average. However, this rate rose 13 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7177, TAS, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 7.8% of the population, a figure far below both the state and national levels. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.9% of people.
7.8% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 7177, TAS, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and society and culture, each at 15.9%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though they are generally smaller than average. The only school here is a government primary school.
12.66
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 71% 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).
136
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
136
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7177, TAS
1 school — 136 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dunalley Primary School, Dunalley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 136 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7177, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7177/7177-tas/topic/education