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Westbury · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Westbury

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

A higher share of adults hold university degrees here than in most similar areas, despite Westbury having a much lower rate of Year 12 completion. While 14.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 34.7% of the population finished Year 12.

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📍 Westbury, Urban Centre

Where Westbury sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.6% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Westbury — higher than 66% of areas.

Westbury14.6%
7303, TAS 15.8%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and much lower than the national rate of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas, with 32.9% of residents peaking at Year 10.

Highest year of school

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Westbury splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.

Year 12 34.7% Year 10 32.9% Year 9 or below 17.1% Year 11 10.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.6% of the population, a figure well below the state's 21.9%. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.3% of residents.

Highest qualification level

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In Westbury, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 37.3% Bachelor degree 20.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Postgraduate degree 5.0% Certificate I / II 3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications are most likely to have studied management and commerce (15.6%) or society and culture (13.6%). Engineering and related fields follow closely at 13.3%.

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 Westbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615027/westbury/topic/education