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Education & Qualifications in Gunns Plains

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

Fewer than 15% of adults in Gunns Plains hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting an education profile that has remained consistent with similar areas. This is a place where vocational training is more common than university degrees, with typical schooling levels sitting well below the state and national figures.

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

14.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gunns Plains — higher than 51% of areas.

Gunns Plains14.8%
7315, TAS 12.9%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 41.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the 58.8% seen across Australia. Many people here left school earlier, with 32.5% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest grade.

Completed Year 12

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41.6% —

Lower than 59% 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 Gunns Plains, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 11 (10%).

Year 12 41.6% Year 10 32.5% Year 11 8.4% Year 9 or below 4.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Vocational certificates are the most common qualification, held by 45.5% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population, a figure well below the state average and far below the national rate.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.8% —

Higher than 51% 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 Gunns Plains, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 45.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.2% Bachelor degree 16.2% Postgraduate degree 4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Gunns Plains are spread across various fields, with Agriculture and Environment and Society and Culture both being the most common at 13.1% each. Engineering and Management and Commerce follow closely at 12.1% each.

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Gunns Plains splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (18%) and Society & culture (18%), with Engineering & related at 17%.

Agriculture & environment 13.1% Society & culture 13.1% Engineering & related 12.1% Management & commerce 12.1% Health 10.1% Natural & physical sciences 6.1% Creative arts 5.1%

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 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 Gunns 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 Gunns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60256/gunns-plains/topic/education