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Education & Qualifications in Ulverstone

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

Lower levels of formal schooling compared to most similar areas mark the educational landscape of Ulverstone. While the proportion of people finishing high school has risen since 2011, the area still sits well below state and national benchmarks for both school and university completion.

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Where Ulverstone sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.9% ▲ +51.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ulverstone — higher than 59% of areas.

Ulverstone12.9%
7315, TAS 12.9%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 32.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 47.1% seen in Tasmania and the 58.8% national figure. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 36.3%.

Completed Year 12

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32.4% ▲ +22.9%

Lower than 71% 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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Ulverstone splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.

Year 10 36.3% Year 12 32.4% Year 9 or below 16.0% Year 11 8.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, a figure well below the state average. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications, held by 39.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.9% ▲ +51.2%

Higher than 59% 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 Ulverstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 39.6% Bachelor degree 17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3% Postgraduate degree 3.8% Certificate I / II 3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.7%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.

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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL613001/ulverstone/topic/education