31.7% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7262, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7262, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in postcode 7262 than in most similar areas. Only 31.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While university degrees are less common, the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen by 6.1 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state and national figures, though it rose 6.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 31.7%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 36.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7262, TAS, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.7% of the population, which is well below the Tasmanian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.3% of residents.
14.7% ▲ +70.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 7262, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 19.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
All schools in the area are government primary schools, with a total of 180 enrolments. The average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
3.19
Lower than 51% 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).
180
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
180
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7262, TAS
1 school — 180 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bridport Primary School, Bridport | Government | Primary | 14.0 km | 180 | 973 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7262, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7262/7262-tas/topic/education