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Education & Qualifications in Westwood

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

A gap of 13 percentage points separates Westwood from the national average in school completions. While the typical resident's education level is similar to the state average, the area has a higher proportion of university-qualified adults than most similar places.

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Where Westwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Westwood — higher than 71% of areas.

Westwood21.1%
7292, TAS 16.4%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 45.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and far below the Australian average. Many others stopped their schooling at Year 10, which accounts for 33.9% of the population.

Completed Year 12

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45.8% —

Higher than 52% 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 Westwood, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 12 45.8% Year 10 33.9% Year 11 13.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.1% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the state average, though well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.1% —

Higher than 71% 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 Westwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Bachelor degree 30.0% Certificate III / IV 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 7.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications are most often trained in agriculture and the environment (20%) or health (17.5%). Other common fields include engineering, architecture, and education, each at 10%.

Field of qualification

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Westwood splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (26%) and Health (23%), with Engineering & related at 13%.

Agriculture & environment 20.0% Health 17.5% Engineering & related 10.0% Architecture & building 10.0% Education 10.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.0%

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 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).

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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 Westwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60747/westwood/topic/education