45.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brittons Swamp · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 46% of people in Brittons Swamp completed Year 12, making it the most common highest level of schooling for the area. This level of education is lower than the national figure, and very few residents hold a university degree.
Highest year of school completed.
About 45.9% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the Australian rate. Other common levels include 13.5% who finished Year 10.
45.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Brittons Swamp, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most similar areas and far below both the state and national figures.
8.1% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Brittons Swamp, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Bachelor degree (23%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 33%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (17%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
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 Brittons Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60076/brittons-swamp/topic/education