45.4% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Snug · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Snug
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults hold university degrees here than in most similar areas, making Snug a relatively well-qualified place. While 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 45.4%, completed Year 12. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Snug, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A fair few people have a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 32.1%. Meanwhile, 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree.
20.0% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Snug, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study in the area include management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local schools have an advantage score of 1,010, which is higher than most similar areas. There are two primary government schools within 3 km.
2.79
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
344
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Snug
2 schools — 687 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Snug Primary School, Snug | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 323 | 1,005 |
| Margate Primary School, Margate | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 364 | 1,014 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60607/snug/topic/education