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Education & Qualifications in Low Head

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

A significant shift in learning has occurred in Low Head, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 15 points since 2011. This growth is mirrored in school completion, with the proportion of people finishing Year 12 jumping 20 points over the same period to reach 36.1%. Together, these trends show a community becoming much more qualified over the last decade.

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📍 Low Head, Urban Centre

Where Low Head sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.7% ▲ +525.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Low Head — higher than 76% of areas.

Low Head17.7%
7253, TAS 8.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Tasmanian figure and national average, with only 36.1% of people finishing their final school year. About 31.9% of residents have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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36.1% ▲ +127.7%

Lower than 58% 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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Low Head splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 12 36.1% Year 10 31.9% Year 9 or below 13.8% Year 11 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17.7% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.9% of the community.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.7% ▲ +525.1%

Higher than 76% 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 Low Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).

Certificate III / IV 30.9% Bachelor degree 24.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.3% Postgraduate degree 3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.1% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Low Head are varied, with the most common fields being engineering and related subjects at 16.7%, followed by education at 13.9% and health at 12.8%.

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 Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621017/low-head/topic/education