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Tarawera · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tarawera

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

Fewer residents in Tarawera hold higher qualifications compared to most similar areas. Only 8.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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📍 Tarawera, Suburb / Locality

Where Tarawera sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarawera — lower than 76% of areas.

Tarawera8.6%
4494, QLD 13.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is also lower than the state and national figures, with 44.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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44.8% —

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Tarawera, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 44.8% Year 10 22.4% Year 11 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Typical qualifications are concentrated in trade certificates, as 28.9% of people hold a Certificate III or IV. The rate of people with bachelor degrees is far below the Australian average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.6% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality 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 Tarawera, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 28.9% Bachelor degree 13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Studies are heavily focused on the land and trade, with 28.9% of qualifications in agriculture and environment and 21.1% in engineering.

Field of qualification

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In Tarawera, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 44%, followed by Engineering & related (32%) and Architecture & building (12%).

Agriculture & environment 28.9% Engineering & related 21.1% Architecture & building 7.9% Health 7.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Tarawera — 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 Tarawera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32749/tarawera/topic/education