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Epping Forest · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Epping Forest

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

Fewer people in Epping Forest finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 33.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian and national figures.

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Where Epping Forest sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.1% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Epping Forest — higher than 59% of areas.

Epping Forest17.1%
7211, TAS 10.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. Roughly one quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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33.3% —

Lower than 81% 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 Epping Forest, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 11 (12%).

Year 12 33.3% Year 10 24.4% Year 11 9.0% Year 9 or below 9.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.1% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees and Certificate III or IV are the most common top qualifications, each held by 23.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.1% —

Higher than 59% 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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Epping Forest splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (43%) and Certificate III / IV (43%), with Postgraduate degree at 13%.

Bachelor degree 23.8% Certificate III / IV 23.8% Postgraduate degree 7.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment and management and commerce each accounting for 21.4% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Epping Forest splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (30%) and Management & commerce (30%), with Health at 20%.

Agriculture & environment 21.4% Management & commerce 21.4% Health 14.3% Society & culture 14.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Epping Forest — 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 Epping Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60191/epping-forest/topic/education