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Education & Qualifications in Dover

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

Only 35.4% of residents in Dover (L) have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This represents a significant 11 point drop since 2011, highlighting a trend toward lower school completion in the area.

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📍 Dover, Urban Centre

Where Dover sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.5% ▼ -23.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Dover — higher than 70% of areas.

Dover15.5%
7117, TAS 17.6%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is low here, with only 35.4% finishing Year 12, which is far below the Tasmania figure of 47.1%. Around 30.5% of people finished Year 10, while 14.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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35.4% ▼ -23.5%

Lower than 60% 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 Dover, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 35.4% Year 10 30.5% Year 9 or below 14.3% Year 11 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While higher than most similar areas, only 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.5% ▼ -23.2%

Higher than 70% 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 Dover, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).

Certificate III / IV 28.8% Bachelor degree 15.6% Postgraduate degree 12.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0% Certificate I / II 4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Dover (L) are spread across various fields, with Management and Commerce at 11.6% and Society and Culture at 11.2%. Other common areas include Engineering (10.0%), Health (9.2%), and Agriculture and Environment (7.2%).

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 Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621010/dover/topic/education