41.4% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
7268, TAS · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 7268, TAS
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 35% of qualified adults in postcode 7268 hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While more people have finished high school than they did in 2011, the region still has far fewer people with university degrees compared to the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average. This figure has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011, though it remains well below the Tasmanian rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 7268, TAS, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.8% of the population. This is far below the national figure and well below the state average, and it has barely changed since 2011.
15.8% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 7268, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 15.9%, followed by management and commerce at 11.8% and health at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most. All schools in the area are government-run combined institutions.
5.03
Higher than 64% 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).
291
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
291
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 7268, TAS
1 school — 291 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Lilydale District School, Lilydale | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 291 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7268, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7268/7268-tas/topic/education