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Education & Qualifications in Great Bay

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

More than half of Great Bay residents have finished Year 12, reflecting a community with strong educational backgrounds. The area stands out for its high levels of schooling and professional degrees compared to the state average. This is a well-qualified population where nearly 30% of adults hold a university degree.

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Where Great Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Great Bay — higher than 85% of areas.

Great Bay29.4%
7150, TAS 29.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 56.9%, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and much higher than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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56.9% —

Higher than 75% 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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In Great Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 56.9% Year 10 18.1% Year 11 12.5% Year 9 or below 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.4% of the population. This is well above both the national figure and the state average of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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29.4% —

Higher than 85% 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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Great Bay splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (30%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Bachelor degree at 23%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 25.9% Certificate III / IV 24.1% Bachelor degree 20.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 9.3% Postgraduate degree 7.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Common fields of study in the area include management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering, architecture, and society and culture at 11.1% each.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Great Bay — Management & commerce leads at 24%, ahead of Engineering & related (13%) and Architecture & building (13%).

Management & commerce 20.4% Engineering & related 11.1% Architecture & building 11.1% Society & culture 11.1% Agriculture & environment 9.3% Creative arts 9.3% Education 7.4% Natural & physical sciences 5.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

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 Great Bay — 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 Great Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60250/great-bay/topic/education