CensusAtlas

Whitefoord · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Whitefoord

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

Far fewer people in Whitefoord have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 23.1% of residents finished Year 12, and no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the lowest for education levels in the region.

Open map →
📍 Whitefoord, Suburb / Locality

Where Whitefoord sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Whitefoord — lower than 99% of areas.

Whitefoord0.0%
7120, TAS 10.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 23.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. More than half of residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

23.1% —

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Whitefoord, Year 10 is the majority at 54%; Year 9 or below is next at 24%.

Year 10 56.4% Year 9 or below 25.6% Year 12 23.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Whitefoord hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below the national figure of 26.3% and the state's 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

0.0% —

Lower than 99% 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

View on map →

In Whitefoord, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 41.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 24%, ahead of Engineering & related (18%).

Field of qualification

View on map →

In Whitefoord, Management & commerce is the majority at 57%; Engineering & related is next at 43%.

Management & commerce 23.5% Engineering & related 17.6%

Schools

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

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

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

0

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 Whitefoord — 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).

More for Whitefoord

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitefoord [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60751/whitefoord/topic/education