47.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Melrose
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Melrose have finished high school or university compared to the national average, which shapes the local skill set. Only 47.1% of people have completed Year 12, a figure that sits far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 47.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is similar to the Tasmanian average but far below the national figure. A large portion of the community finished at Year 10, accounting for 41.4% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melrose, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (40%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, with 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 21.9% and far below the national average, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 44.9%.
15.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Melrose, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 16.3%. Other common fields of study include agriculture and environment at 14.3% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in terms of local education facilities.
0
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60394/melrose/topic/education