42.5% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carlton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carlton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Carlton (Tas.) have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is also seen in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a degree is well below the Tasmanian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the state average at 42.5%, and far below the national figure. About 31.4% of people here finished Year 10, while 6.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carlton, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Tasmanian average. Trade qualifications are more common, with 40.4% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
15.8% ▲ +66.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Carlton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce as well as society and culture, each at 14.7%. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much larger than those in most similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 981.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
533
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carlton
1 school — 533 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dodges Ferry Primary School, Dodges Ferry | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 533 | 981 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60099/carlton/topic/education