48.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lunawanna · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of university education sets Lunawanna apart from most similar areas. Around 31% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This strong academic profile exists despite the area having no schools within 3km.
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents, 48.8%, have completed Year 12. While this is a little above the Tasmanian figure, it is far below the national average of 58.8%.
48.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Lunawanna, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 31.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common at 27.3%.
31.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Lunawanna, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture and food, hospitality and personal services, each accounting for 12.5% of degrees held.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3km of the area, a situation shared by about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lunawanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60371/lunawanna/topic/education