52.8% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forth · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Forth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Forth (L) hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. About 27% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state average. This level of qualification is reflected in a strong proportion of the community completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most similar areas, with 52.8% of residents finishing school. This is well above the Tasmania figure of 47.1%, though it remains well below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forth, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is well above the state average and has risen since 2011, with bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV being the most common qualifications.
27.2% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Forth splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Forth (L) are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most frequent at 16%. Education and Management and Commerce also make up significant shares of the local qualifications.
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 Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622009/forth/topic/education