25.8% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gowrie Park · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Gowrie Park have completed high school or university, putting it among the lowest areas for education in the region. Only 25.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents finished school at Year 10, which 58.1% of people did. This explains why the 25.8% who completed Year 12 is far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1%.
25.8% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Gowrie Park, Year 10 is the majority at 62%; Year 12 is next at 28%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Gowrie Park splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Education at 33%, ahead of Management & commerce (33%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar areas.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gowrie Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60243/gowrie-park/topic/education