CensusAtlas

Quamby Brook · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Quamby Brook

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

Far fewer people in Quamby Brook finished high school than across Australia, where the national figure is 58.8% compared to just 46.1% here. This gap highlights a distinct educational profile for the area. While school completion is lower, a fair few residents hold high-level university degrees.

Open map →
📍 Quamby Brook, Suburb / Locality

Where Quamby Brook sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Quamby Brook — higher than 59% of areas.

Quamby Brook17.2%
7304, TAS 14.7%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 46.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. Roughly 23.6% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

46.1% —

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Quamby Brook, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (14%).

Year 12 46.1% Year 10 23.6% Year 11 13.5% Year 9 or below 10.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the state and national figures. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 25.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

17.2% —

Higher than 59% 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

View on map →

Quamby Brook splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Bachelor degree (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 25.5% Bachelor degree 23.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.8% Postgraduate degree 7.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications are most likely to have studied Health (23.5%) or Engineering (19.6%), followed by Agriculture and environment at 13.7%.

Field of qualification

View on map →

Quamby Brook splits fairly evenly between Health (26%) and Engineering & related (21%), with Agriculture & environment at 15%.

Health 23.5% Engineering & related 19.6% Agriculture & environment 13.7% Society & culture 11.8% Management & commerce 9.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.8% Education 5.9%

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.

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

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).

Schools in and around Quamby Brook — 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).

More for Quamby Brook

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Quamby Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60529/quamby-brook/topic/education