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Colebrook · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Colebrook

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

Few residents in Colebrook have reached high levels of formal education compared to similar areas. Only 26.1% of people finished Year 12, and just 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Colebrook, Suburb / Locality

Where Colebrook sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.9% ▲ +133.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Colebrook — lower than 75% of areas.

Colebrook8.9%
7027, TAS 8.9%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the national figure, with only 26.1% of people finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 27.7%.

Completed Year 12

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26.1% ▲ +20.6%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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Colebrook splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 10 27.7% Year 12 26.1% Year 9 or below 14.2% Year 11 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, as only 8.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the Tasmanian and Australian figures. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.7%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% ▲ +133.5%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 15.2% and engineering and related fields at 14.1%.

Schools

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 areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Colebrook — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Colebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60120/colebrook/topic/education