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Falmouth · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Falmouth

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

Over a quarter of adults in Falmouth hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a well-qualified area. The community shows a strong educational profile, with more people finishing high school than in the typical Tasmanian town.

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Where Falmouth sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.4% ▲ +57.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Falmouth — higher than 80% of areas.

Falmouth26.4%
7215, TAS 18.4%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 53.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Tasmania figure of 47.1%. However, this is well below the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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53.8% ▲ +27.8%

Higher than 70% 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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In Falmouth, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 53.8% Year 10 27.4% Year 11 9.4% Year 9 or below 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 26.4%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average. This aligns closely with the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.4% ▲ +57.5%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest qualification level

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Falmouth splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.

Bachelor degree 28.1% Certificate III / IV 27.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.7% Postgraduate degree 4.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 21.3%, followed by architecture and building at 20.2%.

Field of qualification

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Falmouth splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (25%) and Architecture & building (23%), with Management & commerce at 12%.

Society & culture 21.3% Architecture & building 20.2% Management & commerce 10.1% Agriculture & environment 9.0% Education 9.0% Creative arts 7.9% Engineering & related 4.5% Health 4.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Falmouth — 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 Falmouth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60197/falmouth/topic/education