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Education & Qualifications in Surveyors Bay

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

Fewer residents in Surveyors Bay have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 35.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is mirrored in higher education, where few adults hold a degree.

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Where Surveyors Bay sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.5% ▼ -44.1%

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

Surveyors Bay7.5%
7116, TAS 16.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common final school year for 45.3% of residents. Overall, the 35.8% who finished Year 12 is far below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1%.

Completed Year 12

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35.8% ▼ -0.3%

Lower than 75% 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 Surveyors Bay, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (38%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 10 45.3% Year 12 35.8% Year 9 or below 13.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.5% ▼ -44.1%

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 Surveyors Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 35.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.4% Bachelor degree 12.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by society and culture at 16.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Surveyors Bay, the largest group is Management & commerce at 27%, followed by Society & culture (19%) and Natural & physical sciences (15%).

Management & commerce 22.6% Society & culture 16.1% Natural & physical sciences 12.9% Engineering & related 12.9% Architecture & building 9.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Surveyors Bay — 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 Surveyors Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60657/surveyors-bay/topic/education