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Nubeena · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Nubeena

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

Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark Nubeena, though school completion remains quite low. Only 29.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, a growing number of adults hold university degrees.

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Where Nubeena sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.2% ▲ +26.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Nubeena — higher than 65% of areas.

Nubeena14.2%
7184, TAS 14.1%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national levels, with only 29.3% of residents finishing school. This is much lower than most areas, though the figure has risen 3.6 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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29.3% ▲ +13.9%

Lower than 81% 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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Nubeena splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (35%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 10 30.9% Year 12 29.3% Year 9 or below 21.4% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 14.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is still well below the Tasmanian average, but the rate rose by 3 points over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.2% ▲ +26.9%

Higher than 65% 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 Nubeena, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Certificate III / IV 33.7% Bachelor degree 15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.3% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.1% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 14%, followed by Education at 9.9% and Management and commerce at 9.3%.

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 Nubeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622018/nubeena/topic/education