37.1% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Westbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 37.1% of people in Westbury finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where school completion is much lower than in most other parts of Australia. Many residents have instead moved into vocational training or the workforce after leaving school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Tasmanian average, with 33.1% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. Only 37.1% of residents finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →Westbury splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national rate of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.9% of people.
15.4% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Westbury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 14.4%, followed by health at 13.7% and society and culture at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Westbury has two schools within 3 km, both of which are government primary schools. There are 2.70 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most similar areas.
2.70
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
248
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Westbury
2 schools — 495 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Westbury Primary School, Westbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 142 | 965 |
| Hagley Farm Primary School, Hagley | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 353 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60743/westbury/topic/education