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Education & Qualifications in Sloping Main

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

Over a third of residents in Sloping Main finished school in Year 10, the most common result for the area. This is a place where far fewer people have completed Year 12 or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state and country.

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Where Sloping Main sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sloping Main — lower than 62% of areas.

Sloping Main11.9%
7186, TAS 10.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 27.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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27.6% —

Lower than 90% 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 Sloping Main, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 10 36.2% Year 12 27.6% Year 9 or below 20.7% Year 11 12.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 11.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below both the state and national figures. Nearly half of all qualifications here are Certificate III or IV levels.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.9% —

Lower than 62% 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 Sloping Main, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 46.9% Bachelor degree 21.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8% Certificate I / II 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Architecture and Building both making up 15.6% of the total. Health and hospitality services each account for 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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Sloping Main splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (21%) and Architecture & building (21%), with Health at 17%.

Engineering & related 15.6% Architecture & building 15.6% Health 12.5% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.5% Education 9.4% Society & culture 9.4%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of Sloping Main, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

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 Sloping Main — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sloping Main [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60605/sloping-main/topic/education