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Education & Qualifications in Upper Castra

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

Nearly half of all qualified adults in Upper Castra hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the most common credential in the area. This is a place where formal schooling levels are quite low, with far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state and country.

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Where Upper Castra sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.6% ▲ +57.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Castra — lower than 72% of areas.

Upper Castra9.6%
7315, TAS 12.9%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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30.4% ▲ +2.0%

Lower than 87% 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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Upper Castra splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 10 31.6% Year 12 30.4% Year 9 or below 13.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below both the state and national figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.6% ▲ +57.4%

Lower than 72% 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 Upper Castra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 49.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6% Postgraduate degree 7.8% Bachelor degree 7.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with information technology, engineering, and architecture and building each accounting for 11.8% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Upper Castra splits fairly evenly between Information technology (17%) and Engineering & related (17%), with Architecture & building at 17%.

Information technology 11.8% Engineering & related 11.8% Architecture & building 11.8% Education 7.8% Management & commerce 7.8% Creative arts 7.8% Society & culture 5.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard 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 Upper Castra — 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 Upper Castra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60706/upper-castra/topic/education