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Hobart · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Hobart

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

Highly educated residents shape the daily life of Hobart, where 31.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is well above the national figure and reflects a significant shift in the city's profile, with university degrees becoming far more common over the last decade.

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📍 Hobart, Urban Centre

Where Hobart sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

31.5% ▲ +59.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hobart — higher than 97% of areas.

Hobart31.5%
7170, TAS 27.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has climbed sharply in Hobart, with 59.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Tasmanian figure and represents a 13 point increase since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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59.1% ▲ +27.7%

Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Hobart, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 59.1% Year 10 21.2% Year 9 or below 7.6% Year 11 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common here, with 31.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national figures, driven by a 12 point rise since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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31.5% ▲ +59.2%

Higher than 97% of urban centre 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 Hobart, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).

Bachelor degree 28.9% Certificate III / IV 23.1% Postgraduate degree 15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.7% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study in Hobart are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.9% and health at 11.1%.

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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL603001/hobart/topic/education