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Education & Qualifications in Mawbanna

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

Far fewer people in Mawbanna have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 29% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is a defining feature of the area's educational profile.

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Where Mawbanna sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.2% ▲ +24.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mawbanna — lower than 74% of areas.

Mawbanna9.2%
7321, TAS 11.7%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 29%, which is much lower than most areas and far below Tasmania's 47.1%. This is reflected in the local breakdown, where 19.4% of residents finished school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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29.0% ▲ +15.4%

Lower than 88% 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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Mawbanna splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 12 29.0% Year 10 27.4% Year 9 or below 19.4% Year 11 4.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.2% ▲ +24.6%

Lower than 74% 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 Mawbanna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 41.2% Bachelor degree 17.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Mawbanna are most often in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 14.7%.

Field of qualification

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In Mawbanna, the largest group is Management & commerce at 33%, followed by Food, hospitality & personal services (24%) and Engineering & related (14%).

Management & commerce 20.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 14.7% Engineering & related 8.8% Agriculture & environment 8.8% Health 8.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Mawbanna — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mawbanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60387/mawbanna/topic/education