52.1% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Opossum Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Opossum Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of higher education than most similar areas mark Opossum Bay, where 30.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While many residents have completed their schooling, the community stands out for its strong academic qualifications compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 52.1%, have finished Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. However, this is well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Opossum Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the 21.9% seen across Tasmania. This includes a mix of postgraduate degrees at 12.6% and Certificate III or IV qualifications at 26.5%.
30.1% ▲ +49.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Opossum Bay splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 17.8%, followed by education at 13.5% and engineering and related fields at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is much smaller than most areas with an average size of 69 students. This school has an advantage score of 1,060, which is much higher than most similar 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).
69
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Opossum Bay
1 school — 69 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| South Arm Primary School, South Arm | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 69 | 1,060 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Opossum Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60478/opossum-bay/topic/education