41.8% ▲ +62.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bridgenorth · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Bridgenorth hold a Certificate III or IV. This is a place where the typical level of schooling and university degrees is well below the Tasmanian and national figures.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 35.4% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of school.
41.8% ▲ +62.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Bridgenorth, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.3% of the population, a figure well below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.8% of residents.
15.3% ▲ +63.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Bridgenorth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (21.2%), Health (14.3%), and Management and Commerce (14.3%).
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.
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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 Bridgenorth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60072/bridgenorth/topic/education