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Education & Qualifications in White Beach

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

Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in White Beach (L), where 30.2% of adults hold one. While school completion and degree rates sit well below the state and national figures, there has been a steady climb in qualifications over the last decade.

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Where White Beach sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.5% ▲ +169.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is White Beach — higher than 62% of areas.

White Beach13.5%
7184, TAS 14.1%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian and Australian figures. This is an improvement, however, as the rate rose by 9.6 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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36.1% ▲ +36.2%

Lower than 58% 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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White Beach splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 12 36.1% Year 10 35.1% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 5.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.5%, which is higher than most similar areas but still far below the national figure. This number has risen by 8.5 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.5% ▲ +169.9%

Higher than 62% 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 White Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Bachelor degree (22%).

Certificate III / IV 30.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.5% Bachelor degree 17.2% Postgraduate degree 4.1% Certificate I / II 2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied society and culture, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.

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 White Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622027/white-beach/topic/education