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Education & Qualifications in Weetah

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

Only 36.1% of people in Weetah have finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. Despite this, the area has a surprisingly high proportion of adults with university degrees compared to similar places. This creates a distinct gap between those who left school early and those with high-level qualifications.

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📍 Weetah, Suburb / Locality

Where Weetah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Weetah — higher than 75% of areas.

Weetah23.7%
7304, TAS 14.7%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is low here, with only 36.1% finishing Year 12. This is 11 points lower than the Tasmanian average and 23 points below the national figure.

Completed Year 12

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36.1% —

Lower than 74% 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 Weetah, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 36.1% Year 10 24.6% Year 9 or below 11.5% Year 11 9.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common, as 23.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the state average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.7% —

Higher than 75% 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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Weetah splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 26%.

Bachelor degree 22.2% Certificate III / IV 20.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.8% Postgraduate degree 8.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in this area are spread across several fields, with the most common being society and culture at 20%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.8%.

Field of qualification

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Weetah splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (25%) and Engineering & related (22%), with Health at 19%.

Society & culture 20.0% Engineering & related 17.8% Health 15.6% Agriculture & environment 11.1% Education 8.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 6.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

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 Weetah — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Weetah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60727/weetah/topic/education