36.3% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7267, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7267, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower percentage of people in postcode 7267 have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is 23 percentage points below the national figure. While some progress has been made since 2011, the area still lags behind both Tasmania and Australia in formal schooling and higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. This is the most common highest year of school reached, followed closely by Year 10 at 36.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →7267, TAS splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 16.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the state average, though the number has risen since 2011. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.2% of residents.
16.0% ▲ +32.2%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 7267, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 18.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.6% and Health at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it 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 7267, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7267/7267-tas/topic/education