31.4% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hamilton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Hamilton have finished high school or gone on to university compared to most other areas. Only 31.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national levels, with only 31.4% of residents finishing. About 30.4% of people stopped at Year 10, and 20.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Hamilton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 5.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, though more people hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Hamilton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have a diverse range of backgrounds, led by Engineering and related fields at 13.7% and Creative arts at 10.5%. Architecture, agriculture, and society and culture each account for 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is more common than in about 59% of similar areas.
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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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60259/hamilton/topic/education