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7290, TAS · Postcode

Education & Qualifications in 7290, TAS

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

A gap of 21 percentage points separates postcode 7290 from the national figure for Year 12 completion. This area has lower educational attainment than most other regions, though the number of people finishing high school rose by 7.9 points since 2011.

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📍 7290, TAS, Postcode

Where 7290, TAS sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.2% ▲ +44.1%

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 7290, TAS — lower than 64% of areas.

7290, TAS12.2%
Meander Valley 15.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.6%.

Completed Year 12

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37.5% ▲ +26.7%

Lower than 74% of postcode areas.

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

Highest year of school

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7290, TAS splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 11 at 10%.

Year 10 38.6% Year 12 37.5% Year 11 9.8% Year 9 or below 9.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 46.6% of the highest qualifications being a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.2% ▲ +44.1%

Lower than 64% of postcode areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related fields at 16.2%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 15.9% and Health at 12.6%.

Schools

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

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

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 7290, 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 7290, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7290/7290-tas/topic/education