Baden · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Baden

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

Only 29% of residents in Baden have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This lack of senior schooling is a defining feature of the area's educational profile, alongside a low rate of university degrees. The community has very few formal qualifications compared to both the state and the rest of Australia.

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📍 Baden, Suburb / Locality

Where Baden sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.7%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Baden — lower than 72% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Baden9.7%
7120, TAS 10.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people have finished Year 12 here than in most other areas, sitting at 29%, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 41.9%.

29.0%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 29.0%

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

Highest year of school

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In Baden, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are uncommon in Baden, where just 9.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.

9.7%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 9.7%

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 Baden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 77%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 29%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (24%).

Field of qualification

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In Baden, the largest group is Society & culture at 38%, followed by Agriculture & environment (31%) and Health (31%).

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.

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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 Baden — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60024/baden/topic/education