31.7% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lileah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lileah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has remained low in Lileah over the last decade. Only 31.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. This pattern is reflected in the same low levels of university degrees among adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Lileah finished high school than in most other areas. Only 31.7% completed Year 12, which is 15 points below the Tasmanian figure and 27 points below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lileah splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with just 6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while most of the local workforce holds a Certificate III or IV.
6.0% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Lileah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 84%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Lileah are mainly in management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by agriculture and environment at 16.1% and engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government primary school, which is among the smallest of its kind and has a school advantage score much lower than most 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 Lileah
1 school — 23 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Edith Creek Primary School, Edith Creek | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 23 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lileah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60339/lileah/topic/education