Caveside · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Caveside

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer residents in Caveside have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 31.9% of people finished Year 12, and just 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Caveside, Suburb / Locality

Where Caveside sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.0% ▼ -20.6%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Caveside — lower than 78% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Caveside8.0%
7304, TAS 14.7%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are far below the national figure, with only 31.9% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 41.6%.

31.9% ▼ -7.8%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.6%
  • 2016: 27.5%
  • 2021: 31.9%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Caveside, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is much lower than in most areas, with only 8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Tasmania figure of 21.9% and the Australian figure of 26.3%.

8.0% ▼ -20.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce and food, hospitality and personal services both at 11.7%, followed by agriculture and environment at 10%.

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Caveside splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (25%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (25%), with Agriculture & environment at 21%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 67 students.

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).

950

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Caveside

1 school — 67 students, average ICSEA 950.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1

Schools serving Caveside, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
Mole Creek Primary School, Mole Creek Government Primary 7.6 km 67 950

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caveside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60104/caveside/topic/education