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New Norfolk · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in New Norfolk

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

About 37% of New Norfolk residents reached Year 10 as their highest point of schooling. This is a place where higher education is far less common than in the rest of the state, though more people have finished high school now than a decade ago.

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Where New Norfolk sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.7% ▼ -5.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is New Norfolk — lower than 77% of areas.

New Norfolk7.7%
7140, TAS 9.1%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 31.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. While this is much lower than most areas, the rate has risen 7.5 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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31.3% ▲ +31.8%

Lower than 75% 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 New Norfolk, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 10 37.0% Year 12 31.3% Year 9 or below 14.3% Year 11 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.7% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.7% ▼ -5.2%

Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 14.8%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.3%.

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 New Norfolk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL614002/new-norfolk/topic/education