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Fingal · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Fingal

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

Far fewer people in Fingal have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 27.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that has fallen by 11 points since 2011. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are very rare.

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📍 Fingal, Urban Centre

Where Fingal sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.2% ▼ -82.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Fingal — lower than 96% of areas.

Fingal3.2%
7214, TAS 9.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 27.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. Year 10 is the most common final school year for 36.5% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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27.6% ▼ -27.9%

Lower than 86% 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 Fingal, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (22%).

Year 10 36.5% Year 12 27.6% Year 9 or below 19.6% Year 11 6.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 3.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a sharp drop from 18.1% in 2011, and far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.2% ▼ -82.1%

Lower than 96% 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 Fingal, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 38.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8% Bachelor degree 6.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Of those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related areas at 20.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.2%.

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 Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622008/fingal/topic/education