31.7% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westerway · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Westerway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-three percent of adults in Westerway hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where few residents have completed high school or university, with the typical education level falling far below the Tasmanian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the 47.1% seen across Tasmania. Most residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, which accounts for 37.2% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Westerway, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and much lower than most similar areas.
8.1% ▲ +34.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Westerway, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (17%) and Bachelor degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in agriculture and the environment, at 14.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Westerway has one government primary school serving the area. This school is much smaller than most, with an average size of 54 students and a school advantage score among the lowest at this level.
40.00
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
54
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
891
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Westerway
1 school — 54 students, average ICSEA 891.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Westerway Primary School, Westerway | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 54 | 891 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westerway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60746/westerway/topic/education