Glendevie · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Glendevie

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

Glendevie sits around the middle of similar areas for its education levels, though it lags well behind the state and national figures. Only 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

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📍 Glendevie, Suburb / Locality

Where Glendevie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.2%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glendevie — lower than 56% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Glendevie13.2%
7109, TAS 20.5%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion ever reached by 45.3% of residents, a figure that is far below the Australian average and a little below Tasmania's 47.1%.

45.3%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 42.6%
  • 2021: 45.3%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Glendevie, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade and vocational training are common, with 36.6% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are much less common here than in the rest of the state.

13.2%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 13.2%

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 Glendevie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Bachelor degree (15%).

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with health and management and commerce both accounting for 12.2% of degrees and diplomas.

Field of qualification

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Glendevie splits fairly evenly between Health (18%) and Management & commerce (18%), with Engineering & related at 14%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in this regard.

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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 Glendevie — 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 Glendevie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60230/glendevie/topic/education