31.2% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Southport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 34% of Southport residents left school after Year 10, reflecting a community where few people have completed high school. Only 12.2% of adults hold a university degree, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much lower than most areas, with only 31.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 47.1% seen across Tasmania.
Highest year of school
View on map →Southport splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most places, as just 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.6% of residents.
12.2% ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Southport, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 14.1%, followed by management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60623/southport/topic/education