34.4% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elliott · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elliott
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Elliott have finished high school compared to most areas, with only 34.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and also well below the Tasmanian average. While a small number of residents hold high-level degrees, the local education landscape is mostly shaped by practical vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest level of schooling reached here, at 37%. At 34.4%, the rate of people finishing Year 12 is much lower than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →Elliott splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications at 45.8%. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.3%, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%.
15.3% ▲ +47.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Elliott, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study for qualified residents at 23.5%, followed by health at 11.7% and management and commerce at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km, though they are much smaller and have lower advantage scores than most areas. Half are government and half are independent.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
69
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
900
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elliott
2 schools — 138 students, average ICSEA 900.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2
| Yolla District School, Yolla | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 110 | 880 |
| Australian Christian College - Burnie, Somerset | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 28 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60188/elliott/topic/education