35.3% ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Longford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Longford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Longford have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 35.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. This gap extends to higher education, with a smaller share of adults holding university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.3% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the national figure. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 34.3% of people listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Longford splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.1% of the population, which is well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of residents.
13.1% ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Longford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 15.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Longford has an average school size of 599 students, which is much higher than most similar areas. There are six schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most other areas.
1.45
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
599
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Longford
6 schools — 3,591 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Longford Primary School, Longford | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 230 | 921 |
| Perth Primary School, Perth | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 297 | 972 |
| Cressy District High School, Cressy | Government | Combined | 11.4 km | 415 | 936 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 13.3 km | 572 | 958 |
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 13.6 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 555 | 969 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60350/longford/topic/education