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Education & Qualifications in Burnie - Somerset

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

Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Burnie - Somerset hold a Certificate III or IV, marking the most common qualification in the area. While high-level degrees are less common here than across Australia, the community has seen a steady rise in both school completion and university degrees over the last decade.

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Where Burnie - Somerset sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.8% ▲ +47.4%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Burnie - Somerset — lower than 73% of areas.

Burnie - Somerset12.8%
7322, TAS 10.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Tasmania and Australia. This is a improving trend, as the rate has risen by 9.4 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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35.4% ▲ +36.2%

Lower than 89% 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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Burnie - Somerset splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.

Year 12 35.4% Year 10 34.7% Year 9 or below 13.4% Year 11 9.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.8%, which is well below the Tasmanian average. This figure has grown slightly from 8.7% in 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.8% ▲ +47.4%

Lower than 73% 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 Burnie - Somerset, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 39.2% Bachelor degree 16.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3% Postgraduate degree 4.4% Certificate I / II 3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 16.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3% and society and culture 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 Burnie - Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6001/burnie-somerset/topic/education