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Education & Qualifications in Kaoota

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

A higher level of schooling than the state average marks the educational profile of Kaoota, where 53.7% of residents finished Year 12. While this is well above the Tasmanian figure, it remains well below the national average.

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📍 Kaoota, Suburb / Locality

Where Kaoota sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.1% ▲ +29.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kaoota — higher than 79% of areas.

Kaoota26.1%
7150, TAS 29.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More than half of residents completed Year 12, which is 6.6 percentage points higher than the Tasmanian average, though 5.1 percentage points lower than the Australian figure.

Completed Year 12

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53.7% ▲ +15.1%

Higher than 70% 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 Kaoota, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 53.7% Year 10 23.4% Year 11 13.7% Year 9 or below 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common here, with 26.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average and about the same as the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.1% ▲ +29.7%

Higher than 79% 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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In Kaoota, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Postgraduate degree (11%).

Certificate III / IV 30.6% Bachelor degree 24.8% Postgraduate degree 8.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 21.5%, followed closely by management and commerce at 20.7%.

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 a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Kaoota — 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 Kaoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60295/kaoota/topic/education