36.4% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Westbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Westbury, where 36.1% of adults hold one. While university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, more people have finished high school than they did ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. However, this result has improved, rising 7.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Westbury splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, a figure well below the state average. This proportion has grown by 4.4 points over the last decade.
14.9% ▲ +42.1%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Westbury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related services at 15.2%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Westbury has three government primary schools, with a total of 554 enrolments. While the number of schools per 1,000 children is much higher than most areas, the average school size is much lower.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.05
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
554
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
185
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Westbury
3 schools — 554 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Westbury Primary School, Westbury | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 142 | 965 |
| Hagley Farm Primary School, Hagley | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 353 | 999 |
| Bracknell Primary School, Bracknell | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 59 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021057/westbury/topic/education