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7259, TAS · Postcode

Education & Qualifications in 7259, TAS

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in postcode 7259. While university degrees have become more common over the last decade, this area still sees far fewer people finishing Year 12 than the national average.

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📍 7259, TAS, Postcode

Where 7259, TAS sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.0% ▲ +62.8%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7259, TAS — higher than 57% of areas.

7259, TAS17.0%
Launceston 21.9%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This is a notable improvement from 2011, when the rate was 27.1%.

Completed Year 12

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37.2% ▲ +37.1%

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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7259, TAS splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 11 at 12%.

Year 12 37.2% Year 10 34.5% Year 11 10.8% Year 9 or below 10.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This is a rise of 6.5 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.0% ▲ +62.8%

Higher than 57% of postcode 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 7259, TAS, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 35.9% Bachelor degree 19.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Postgraduate degree 4.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.9% Certificate I / II 3.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by society and culture at 11.6% and management and commerce at 10.4%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number than about 84% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around 7259, TAS — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 7259, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7259/7259-tas/topic/education