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Education & Qualifications in Remainder of State/Territory

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

Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark the Remainder of State/Territory (Tas.), though it still trails behind broader state and national figures. While more people here hold degrees than in many comparable regions, the area remains well below the Tasmanian and Australian averages for school and university completion.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Urban Centre

Where Remainder of State/Territory sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.4% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 75% of areas.

Remainder of State/Territory17.4%
7140, TAS 9.1%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.7% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the 58.8% national average. This gap is also seen compared to Tasmania, where the completion rate is 47.1%.

Highest year of school

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).

Year 12 41.7% Year 10 32.6% Year 9 or below 9.5% Year 11 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17.4% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 26.3% seen across Australia, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 36.1%.

Highest qualification level

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In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 36.1% Bachelor degree 19.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.3% Postgraduate degree 5.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2% Certificate I / II 2.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.0% and society and culture at 10.9%.

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL631001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/education