25.8% —
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Zeehan · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Zeehan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Zeehan have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 25.8% of residents finished Year 12, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on practical skills than formal degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, with only 25.8% of people completing Year 12. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 35.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Zeehan, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 6.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade qualifications are the norm, with 44.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
6.2% —
Lower than 86% 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
View on map →In Zeehan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 22.8%, followed by society and culture 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 Zeehan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621032/zeehan/topic/education