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Fingal · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Fingal

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

Fewer than one in three people in Fingal have finished Year 12, leaving a gap of 28 points compared to the national average. This is a place where formal schooling and higher degrees are much less common than in most other Australian areas.

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Where Fingal sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.2% ▲ +72.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fingal — lower than 78% of areas.

Fingal8.2%
7214, TAS 9.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmania figure of 47.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 32.4%.

Completed Year 12

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30.7% ▲ +67.8%

Lower than 86% 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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Fingal splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.

Year 10 32.4% Year 12 30.7% Year 9 or below 19.3% Year 11 6.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher degrees are rare here, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.1%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% ▲ +72.8%

Lower than 78% 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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In Fingal, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (17%).

Certificate III / IV 30.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.9% Bachelor degree 10.9% Postgraduate degree 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Society & Culture, each at 15.8%, followed by Management & Commerce at 9.3%.

Schools

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.

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 Fingal — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60200/fingal/topic/education