65.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bream Creek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become a hallmark of Bream Creek, where a far greater share of adults hold university degrees than in the rest of Tasmania. This shift is clear in the numbers, with nearly 40% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, putting the area among the highest in the region for university qualifications.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. About 65.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%.
65.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bream Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Professional qualifications are common, with 39.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national figures, with the most typical qualification being a bachelor degree at 40.5%.
39.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bream Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are split evenly between engineering and creative arts, each at 15.2%. Natural and physical sciences are also prominent at 11.4%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Bream Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60070/bream-creek/topic/education