45.1% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dodges Ferry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dodges Ferry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have grown in Dodges Ferry, where nearly one in five adults now holds a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure. The community shows a strong lean towards trade and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 45.1%, which is around the middle for its level. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dodges Ferry, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19.1% of adults, a figure higher than most similar areas. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 36.2% of residents.
19.1% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Dodges Ferry, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering (12.7%), management and commerce (12.6%), and society and culture (12.5%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary school, which is much larger than those in most similar areas. With 2.08 schools per 1,000 children, this is lower than most other areas.
2.08
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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 Dodges Ferry
1 school — 533 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dodges Ferry Primary School, Dodges Ferry | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 533 | 981 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dodges Ferry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60160/dodges-ferry/topic/education