55.7% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gordon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gordon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher share of adults hold university degrees in Gordon compared to the state average. This education gap is clear, with nearly 30% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above both the Tasmanian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents have completed Year 12. At 55.7%, this is well above the Tasmanian average of 47.1%, though it remains well below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gordon, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of qualified residents, with 29.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, while Certificate III and IV qualifications are also common at 29.8%.
29.7% ▲ +73.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 Gordon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.5%. Health and Education follow closely, each accounting for 13% of degrees.
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 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60239/gordon/topic/education