44.2% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Underwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Underwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A mix of trade skills and higher degrees shapes daily life in Underwood, where 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While university qualifications are higher than in most similar areas, they remain well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 44.2% completing Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Underwood, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common, as 33.9% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. These practical skills sit alongside 19.3% of people with a bachelor degree.
17.5% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Underwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 18.9%, followed by Health at 11.6% and Education at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Underwood has four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
302
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
906
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Underwood
4 schools — 1,207 students, average ICSEA 906.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Lilydale District School, Lilydale | Government | Combined | 8.0 km | 291 | 939 |
| Brooks High School, Rocherlea | Government | Secondary | 9.4 km | 451 | 886 |
| Australian Christian College - Launceston, Newnham | Independent | Combined | 9.6 km | 129 | 1,011 |
| East Tamar Primary School, Mayfield | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 336 | 863 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60703/underwood/topic/education