43.9% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7178, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7178, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 7178 have finished high school than a decade ago, with Year 12 completions rising by 8.8 percentage points since 2011. While education levels are improving, the area remains far below the national average for both school and university finishes.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the Australian average. This is the most common level of schooling, though 31.8% only reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7178, TAS, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.6%, which is well below the state average and far below the national figure. This rose by 4.3 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 32%.
14.6% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 7178, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both accounting for 13.7% of degrees and certificates.
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 places.
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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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7178, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7178/7178-tas/topic/education