52.5% ▲ +97.6%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Binalong Bay · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Binalong Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of high school and university completion than most similar areas define Binalong Bay. Over half of the residents have finished Year 12, and nearly a quarter hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking a significant jump in qualifications since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose 26 points since 2011 to reach 52.5%. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%, though it remains well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Binalong Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education has increased sharply here, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 20 points since 2011 to 23.3%. This is a little above the state average and much higher than most similar areas.
23.3% ▲ +627.5%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 Binalong Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are health at 18.1% and engineering at 15.4%. Other frequent qualifications include management and commerce, as well as education and society and culture.
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 Binalong Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622001/binalong-bay/topic/education