33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buckland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buckland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Buckland compared to the rest of the state. Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This shows a community with much lower formal education levels than most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 33.3%. The most common highest year of school finished in the area is Year 10, at 44.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buckland, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 21.9% seen across Tasmania, while nearly half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Buckland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 21.4%. Other notable fields include society and culture and food, hospitality and personal services, both at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60082/buckland/topic/education