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Education & Qualifications in Dairy Plains

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

A high proportion of university-qualified adults now live in Dairy Plains, with 36.2% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is far above the Tasmanian figure and well above the national average. This high rate of higher education stands in contrast to school completion rates, which are much lower than the national average.

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Where Dairy Plains sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

36.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dairy Plains — higher than 90% of areas.

Dairy Plains36.2%
7304, TAS 14.7%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly half of residents, or 49%, have completed Year 12, which is a little above the state figure but well below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 29.4% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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49.0% —

Higher than 60% 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 Dairy Plains, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 12 49.0% Year 10 29.4% Year 11 15.7% Year 9 or below 9.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common here, with 36.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen across Tasmania and includes a significant 20.6% of residents with postgraduate degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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36.2% —

Higher than 90% 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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Dairy Plains splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Postgraduate degree at 23%.

Bachelor degree 29.4% Certificate III / IV 29.4% Postgraduate degree 20.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study reflect the local landscape, with 26.5% of qualifications in agriculture and environment. Other common areas include health at 17.6%, and architecture, building, society, and culture each at 11.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Dairy Plains, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 31%, followed by Health (21%) and Architecture & building (14%).

Agriculture & environment 26.5% Health 17.6% Architecture & building 11.8% Society & culture 11.8% Information technology 8.8% Education 8.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is 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 Dairy Plains — 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 Dairy Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60144/dairy-plains/topic/education