26.3% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Branxholm · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 26.3% of people in Branxholm have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This trend of lower formal schooling is reflected in the small number of residents with university degrees. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than higher academic qualifications.
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the lowest for similar areas, with 26.3% finishing Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.4%.
26.3% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Branxholm, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 28.2%.
10.4% ▲ +97.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Branxholm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Society and Culture being the most common at 13.6%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 12.6%.
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 count than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Branxholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60068/branxholm/topic/education