46.6% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Travellers Rest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Travellers Rest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all qualified adults in Travellers Rest hold a Certificate III or IV. While 19.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 46.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is roughly the same as the state average but far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Travellers Rest, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (40%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19.7% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Tasmanian average.
19.7% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 Travellers Rest, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 21.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two secondary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas, and these are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
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).
1,047
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Travellers Rest
2 schools — 2,094 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 2
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 572 | 958 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Travellers Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60687/travellers-rest/topic/education