44.5% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leith · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of university degrees shapes the local workforce in Leith, where 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While the area has a strong share of qualified professionals, fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.5% of people finished Year 12, which is a little below the Tasmania average and far below the national rate of 58.8%. About 34.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leith, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (7%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.2% of residents.
21.5% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Leith, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Leith are diverse, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 18.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school has a higher advantage score than most areas, though its average size of 213 students is lower than most. This single government-run primary school is the only one within 3 km.
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).
213
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leith
1 school — 213 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Forth Primary School, Forth | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 213 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60329/leith/topic/education