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Education & Qualifications in Eaglehawk Neck

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

Education levels are much higher than in most similar areas for Eaglehawk Neck. The most striking shift is that 48.6% of people have now finished Year 12, a huge jump of 24 percentage points since 2011. This trend toward higher learning is also seen in the number of university graduates.

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📍 Eaglehawk Neck, Urban Centre

Where Eaglehawk Neck sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

24.3% ▲ +186.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Eaglehawk Neck — higher than 88% of areas.

Eaglehawk Neck24.3%
7179, TAS 23.9%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above the Tasmania figure of 47.1% but far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 31% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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48.6% ▲ +98.3%

Higher than 77% 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 Eaglehawk Neck, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 33%.

Year 12 48.6% Year 10 31.0% Year 9 or below 7.8% Year 11 5.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.3% of the population, a figure that is a little above the state average and has risen 16 points since 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.3% ▲ +186.6%

Higher than 88% 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 Eaglehawk Neck, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 30.2% Bachelor degree 21.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.6% Postgraduate degree 11.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.3% Certificate I / II 3.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 22.2%. Other frequent areas of study include education at 11.6% and society and culture at 9.8%.

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 Eaglehawk Neck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622007/eaglehawk-neck/topic/education