32.0% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7186, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7186, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32% of residents in postcode 7186 have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This is a low-schooling area where the typical resident has not completed high school, though the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national rates, with nearly 24% of people leaving school in Year 9 or below. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →7186, TAS splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (34%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, though it has risen 3.2 percentage points since 2011, and most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.3% ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 7186, TAS, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 18%, followed by society and culture at 13% and education at 11%.
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 7186, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7186/7186-tas/topic/education