47.3% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Richmond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Richmond (Tas.) have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below the national average. About 47% of people have finished Year 12, and the area has a strong number of university-educated adults compared to other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.3%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but far below the national rate. Around 31% of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richmond, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.3% of people.
22.8% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Richmond splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Richmond has 8 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run, and most are primary schools.
8.00
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
230
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Richmond
3 schools — 691 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Richmond Primary School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 198 | 1,021 |
| St John's Catholic School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 291 | 1,010 |
| Campania District School, Campania | Government | Combined | 8.0 km | 202 | 900 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60551/richmond/topic/education