36.1% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burnie - Somerset · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Burnie - Somerset
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Burnie - Somerset have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. While the typical resident is less likely to hold a degree, there has been a steady climb in education levels over the last decade. Only 36.1% of adults have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 rose 10 points since 2011 to reach 36.1%, though this remains far below the Tasmanian average of 47.1%. About 34.2% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Burnie - Somerset splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.7% of the population, which is well below the state average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.0% of residents.
12.7% ▲ +62.5%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Burnie - Somerset, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often studied Engineering and related fields (16.1%) or Management and commerce (14.6%). Society and culture and Health were also common areas of study.
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/ucl/UCL612001/burnie-somerset/topic/education