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Strathblane · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Strathblane

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

Very few residents in Strathblane hold higher education degrees compared to other areas. Only 7.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a broader trend of lower formal schooling across the community.

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Where Strathblane sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Strathblane — lower than 80% of areas.

Strathblane7.4%
7109, TAS 20.5%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the national average, with only 34.7% of people finishing their final year. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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34.7% —

Lower than 77% 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 Strathblane, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 34.7% Year 10 23.7% Year 9 or below 11.9% Year 11 11.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 7.4% of adults, which is far below the Tasmania figure of 21.9%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 30.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.4% —

Lower than 80% 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 Strathblane, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 28%.

Certificate III / IV 30.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Bachelor degree 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9% and agriculture and environment at 12.8%.

Field of qualification

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Strathblane splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (25%) and Engineering & related (23%), with Agriculture & environment at 17%.

Management & commerce 19.2% Engineering & related 17.9% Agriculture & environment 12.8% Society & culture 7.7% Health 5.1% Education 5.1% Creative arts 5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 3.8%

Schools

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

There is one government school within 3 km of the area. It is a combined school with an average size of 144 students, which is smaller than most areas.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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863

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Strathblane

1 school — 144 students, average ICSEA 863.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1
Dover District School, Dover Government Combined 7.6 km 144 863

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathblane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60647/strathblane/topic/education