40.7% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lachlan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lachlan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 41% of people in Lachlan finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This shortfall in secondary schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the rate of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 47.1% and far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lachlan, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 12.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.3% of residents.
12.6% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Lachlan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 18.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, more than 73% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 237 students, though their average advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
237
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lachlan
4 schools — 949 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| New Norfolk High School, New Norfolk | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 319 | 881 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, New Norfolk | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 187 | 969 |
| New Norfolk Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 208 | 894 |
| Fairview Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 235 | 889 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lachlan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60310/lachlan/topic/education