33.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Franklin · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Franklin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Society and culture is the most common field of study for qualified residents in Franklin (L). This area has seen a sharp decline in higher education, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher falling by 13 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This result is lower than most areas and has fallen by 7.2 points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Franklin, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 17.1% of residents.
15.4% ▼ -45.9%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Franklin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by society and culture at 12.1% and management and commerce at 10.1%. Other notable fields include health (8.2%) and food, hospitality and personal services (6.6%).
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 Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622010/franklin/topic/education