36.5% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ellendale · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Ellendale have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 36.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical experience than formal degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Tasmania, with only 36.5% doing so. Roughly 36.1% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
36.5% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ellendale splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the state or nation, with 13.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +91.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Ellendale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Society and Culture both at 14.9%, followed closely by Management and Commerce at 14% and Agriculture and Environment at 13.2%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ellendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60187/ellendale/topic/education