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Education & Qualifications in Badger Head

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Badger Head, held by 37.5% of adults. The area has a smaller share of university degrees and high school completions than most other parts of the state and country.

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Where Badger Head sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Badger Head — lower than 74% of areas.

Badger Head9.1%
7270, TAS 10.8%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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35.8% —

Lower than 75% 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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Badger Head splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 12 35.8% Year 10 32.1% Year 9 or below 17.0% Year 11 11.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.1% of the population. This is far below both the state average of 21.9% and the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.1% —

Lower than 74% 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 Badger Head, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 37.5% Bachelor degree 15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 25%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Badger Head, the largest group is Management & commerce at 36%, followed by Engineering & related (27%) and Health (23%).

Management & commerce 25.0% Engineering & related 18.8% Health 15.6% Education 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Badger Head — 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 Badger Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60025/badger-head/topic/education