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Howden · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Howden

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

A huge 38.3% of adults in Howden hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the most qualified of its kind. This high level of education is mirrored in school results, where far more people have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Tasmania.

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Where Howden sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

38.3% ▲ +554.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Howden — higher than 99% of areas.

Howden38.3%
7054, TAS 30.6%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has jumped 38 points since 2011 to reach 63.7%. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and well above the national average.

Completed Year 12

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63.7% ▲ +145.9%

Higher than 97% 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 Howden, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 25%.

Year 12 63.7% Year 10 23.6% Year 11 7.7% Year 9 or below 0.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of people with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 32 points since 2011 to 38.3%. This is far above both the state and national figures, with 33.4% of residents holding a bachelor degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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38.3% ▲ +554.0%

Higher than 99% 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 Howden, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Bachelor degree 33.4% Certificate III / IV 27.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.8% Postgraduate degree 12.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.2% Certificate I / II 0.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several areas, with the most common being management and commerce at 22%, followed by engineering at 12.9% and health at 11.2%.

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 Howden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621016/howden/topic/education