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Education & Qualifications in Margate

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

More people in Margate have finished school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. The number of residents with a bachelor degree or higher has more than doubled since 2011 to reach 20.6%. This shift is part of a broader trend of increasing education levels across the suburb.

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Where Margate sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.6% ▲ +126.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Margate — higher than 82% of areas.

Margate20.6%
7054, TAS 30.6%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has jumped 20 points since 2011 to 55.0%. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%, though it remains well below the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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55.0% ▲ +56.0%

Higher than 88% 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 Margate, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 55.0% Year 10 26.8% Year 11 7.4% Year 9 or below 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.6% ▲ +126.6%

Higher than 82% 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 Margate, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 36.9% Bachelor degree 21.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.8% Postgraduate degree 6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.5% Certificate I / II 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.8%, followed by society and culture at 15.6% and engineering at 13.8%.

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 Margate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615014/margate/topic/education