31.8% ▲ +49.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Irishtown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Irishtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Irishtown (Tas.) has remained low compared to the rest of the state. Only 31.8% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below both the Tasmanian and national figures. Most adults here hold a Certificate III or IV rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national average at 31.8%, with 41% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Irishtown, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most people here hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 47.3% of qualifications.
9.3% ▲ +583.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 Irishtown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering at 15.5% and education at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one small government primary school, though its average advantage score is much lower than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
23
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Irishtown
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Edith Creek Primary School, Edith Creek | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 23 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Irishtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60289/irishtown/topic/education