41.4% ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dunalley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dunalley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold a university degree in Dunalley than in most other areas, with only 7.7% having a bachelor degree or higher. This low figure is part of a broader pattern of lower educational attainment across the town compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 41.4%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dunalley, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.4% of adults. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below both state and national levels.
7.7% ▲ +252.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Dunalley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.8%, followed by society and culture at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dunedley has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is smaller and has a lower advantage score than most areas. There is one government primary school within 3 km.
16.13
Higher than 85% 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).
136
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dunalley
1 school — 136 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dunalley Primary School, Dunalley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 136 | 970 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dunalley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60170/dunalley/topic/education