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Lune River · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Lune River

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

Higher education levels than usual define the adults of Lune River, where nearly a third hold a bachelor degree or higher. This academic lean is reflected in the school results, with 55.6% of residents completing Year 12, a figure well above the Tasmanian average.

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📍 Lune River, Suburb / Locality

Where Lune River sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

32.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lune River — higher than 87% of areas.

Lune River32.4%
7109, TAS 20.5%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

More than half of the community finished Year 12, which is 8.5 percentage points higher than the state average, though it remains 3.3 points below the national figure.

Highest year of school

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In Lune River, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 55.6% Year 10 25.0% Year 11 8.3% Year 9 or below 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is much more qualified than most similar places, with 32.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen across Tasmania and well above the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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32.4% —

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).

Highest qualification level

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Lune River splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (45%) and Certificate III / IV (40%), with Postgraduate degree at 15%.

Bachelor degree 39.1% Certificate III / IV 34.8% Postgraduate degree 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with degrees, the most common fields of qualification are health and creative arts, each making up 13% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Lune River splits fairly evenly between Health (50%) and Creative arts (50%).

Health 13.0% Creative arts 13.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

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 Lune River — 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 Lune River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60372/lune-river/topic/education