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Education & Qualifications in Lower Wilmot

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

A gap of 24 percentage points separates Lower Wilmot from the national average in Year 12 completion. Education levels here are much lower than in most other areas, with very few residents holding university degrees. This pattern is reflected in a workforce where trade certificates are the most common qualification.

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Where Lower Wilmot sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

2.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Wilmot — lower than 94% of areas.

Lower Wilmot2.7%
7310, TAS 13.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 37%.

Completed Year 12

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35.2% —

Lower than 76% 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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Lower Wilmot splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (44%) and Year 12 (42%), with Year 11 at 8%.

Year 10 37.0% Year 12 35.2% Year 11 6.5% Year 9 or below 4.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare, with only 2.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, over half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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2.7% —

Lower than 94% 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 Lower Wilmot, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 51.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Certificate I / II 8.1% Bachelor degree 4.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.5%, followed by society and culture and food, hospitality and personal services, both at 11.3%.

Field of qualification

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Lower Wilmot splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (20%) and Society & culture (16%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 16%.

Management & commerce 14.5% Society & culture 11.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 11.3% Architecture & building 9.7% Engineering & related 8.1% Education 6.5% Creative arts 6.5% Natural & physical sciences 4.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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 Lower Wilmot — 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 Lower Wilmot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60365/lower-wilmot/topic/education