28.7% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mathinna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mathinna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower school completion rates have remained a feature of Mathinna, where only 28.7% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8% and suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical experience than formal classroom degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmania average of 47.1%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 34.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mathinna, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Trade certificates are far more common, with 43.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
5.9% ▲ +168.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 Mathinna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related subjects at 17.5% and Architecture and building at 15.8%. Health and Society and Culture both stand at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mathinna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60386/mathinna/topic/education