51.0% ▲ +186.9%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collinsvale · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant rise in school completion has shaped the local workforce in Collinsvale. More than half of residents have now finished Year 12, a figure that has jumped 33 percentage points since 2011. This shift toward higher schooling levels is reflected in the growing number of adults holding university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 51%, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
51.0% ▲ +186.9%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Collinsvale, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen nearly 10 points since 2011. While higher than most similar areas, this is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
15.4% ▲ +170.9%
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).
In Collinsvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Society & Culture both accounting for 18.4% of degrees, followed by Health at 16.3%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collinsvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622004/collinsvale/topic/education