46.1% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marrawah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marrawah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 46.1% of people in Marrawah finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion is low, a surprising 21.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is around the middle for its level, with 46.1% finishing Year 12. This is about the same as the Tasmanian average, but far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marrawah, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure but about the same as the state. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.7% of residents.
21.3% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Marrawah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are agriculture and environment and education, which both account for 15.3% of qualifications. Society and culture follows at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. However, the average school size is 32 students, which is 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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marrawah
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Redpa Primary School, Redpa | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 32 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marrawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60385/marrawah/topic/education