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Pelham · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Pelham

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

A gap of 39 percentage points separates Pelham from the national average for Year 12 completion. Very few residents here have finished high school or gone on to university. This is a sparsely populated area where higher education is uncommon.

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📍 Pelham, Suburb / Locality

Where Pelham sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pelham — lower than 99% of areas.

Pelham0.0%
7030, TAS 6.9%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 20% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. About a third of residents left school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 98% 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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In Pelham, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 38%, followed by Year 12 (24%) and Year 11 (19%).

Year 9 or below 32.0% Year 12 20.0% Year 11 16.0% Year 10 16.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Pelham hold a bachelor degree or higher, leaving the area far below both the state and national figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Pelham, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 75.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 63%, ahead of Society & culture (38%).

Field of qualification

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In Pelham, Engineering & related is the majority at 63%; Society & culture is next at 38%.

Engineering & related 62.5% Society & culture 37.5%

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 more common situation than in about 59% of similar places.

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 Pelham — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pelham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60499/pelham/topic/education