44.3% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Takone · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Takone have remained relatively steady, though they sit well below national benchmarks. Very few adults here hold university degrees, with only 4.8% reaching that level, which is far below the typical Australian experience.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.3%, which is around the middle for similar areas. This is a little below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the Australian rate of 58.8%.
44.3% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Takone, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 37%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much lower proportion of university degrees than most places, with only 4.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common top qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.5% of residents.
4.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Takone, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 16.7%. Other frequent areas of study include architecture and building, engineering, and agriculture and environment.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common situation for 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Takone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60663/takone/topic/education