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Education & Qualifications in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Fewer people in Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.) have finished high school compared to most of the country. While more residents have completed Year 12 than a decade ago, the area still sees far fewer people with university degrees than the Tasmanian or national averages.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.5% ▲ +45.1%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 55% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area14.5%
7140, TAS 9.1%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a climb from 2011, though many people in the area still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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37.5% ▲ +28.8%

Lower than 81% of urban area areas.

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

Highest year of school

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Not in any Significant Urban Area splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.

Year 12 37.5% Year 10 33.6% Year 9 or below 11.6% Year 11 8.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.5% ▲ +45.1%

Lower than 55% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 36.9% Bachelor degree 17.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.7% Postgraduate degree 5.1% Certificate I / II 3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have focused largely on practical and professional fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.0%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/education