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Education & Qualifications in Alcomie

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Education levels in Alcomie are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 5.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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📍 Alcomie, Suburb / Locality

Where Alcomie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alcomie — lower than 86% of areas.

Alcomie5.9%
7330, TAS 9.5%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 26.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1%. Half of the population listed Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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26.2% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Alcomie, Year 10 is the majority at 55%; Year 12 is next at 29%.

Year 10 50.0% Year 12 26.2% Year 11 7.1% Year 9 or below 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

High-level qualifications are rare here, with the typical adult holding a Certificate III or IV (30.4%). This helps explain why the share of bachelor degrees is far below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.9% —

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Alcomie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.

Certificate III / IV 30.4% Bachelor degree 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across a few fields, with Engineering, Agriculture, and Society and Culture each making up 17.4% of the total. Management and commerce account for another 13.0%.

Field of qualification

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Alcomie splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (27%) and Agriculture & environment (27%), with Society & culture at 27%.

Engineering & related 17.4% Agriculture & environment 17.4% Society & culture 17.4% Management & commerce 13.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).

Schools in and around Alcomie — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alcomie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60010/alcomie/topic/education