43.0% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flowerdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flowerdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Flowerdale finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 43% completing Year 12. This reflects a general trend in the area where higher education is less common than in other parts of Tasmania and Australia. Most adults hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the national average of 58.8%. Another 28% of the population finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flowerdale, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 16.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the state average and far below the national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.9% of residents.
16.1% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Flowerdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most often studied engineering and related fields, at 17.5%. Other common fields include society and culture, education, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, more than about 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
236
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Flowerdale
4 schools — 942 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Boat Harbour Primary School, Boat Harbour | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 234 | 981 |
| Table Cape Primary School, Wynyard | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 299 | 921 |
| Wynyard High School, Wynyard | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 222 | 922 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, Wynyard | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 187 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flowerdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60204/flowerdale/topic/education