60.4% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 60.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moonah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Moonah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high share of adults in Moonah hold a bachelor degree or higher, with 32.6% of the population reaching this level. This is far above the Tasmanian average and well above the national figure. It is a well-educated area where school completion and university degrees are much more common than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong here, as 60.4% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above the 47.1% seen across Tasmania and a little above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moonah, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 28.5% of people holding a bachelor degree and 18.3% with a postgraduate degree. This helps explain why the area ranks much higher than most for higher education.
32.6% ▲ +144.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 Moonah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 32%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Postgraduate degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.1%, followed by society and culture at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Moonah has 22 schools within 3km, which is more than about 90% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score.
2.21
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moonah
22 schools — 9,335 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 207 | 1,035 |
| Hobart City High School, New Town | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 844 | 987 |
| Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 248 | 1,012 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 212 | 973 |
| Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 214 | 942 |
| New Town Primary School, New Town | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 305 | 1,057 |
| Lenah Valley Primary School, Lenah Valley | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 525 | 1,080 |
| Springfield Gardens Primary School, West Moonah | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 192 | 918 |
| Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 313 | 867 |
| Sacred Heart College, New Town | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 934 | 1,017 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 101 | 861 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Lenah Valley | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 195 | 1,033 |
| Indie School - Glenorchy, Glenorchy | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 270 | 947 |
| Guilford Young College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 839 | 1,020 |
| The Friends' School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,269 | 1,149 |
| Glenorchy Primary School, Glenorchy | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 261 | 896 |
| Mount Stuart Primary School, Mount Stuart | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 340 | 1,138 |
| Dominic College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,007 | 1,018 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 33 | 1,007 |
| Montrose Bay High School, Rosetta | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 498 | 903 |
| Rosetta Primary School, Rosetta | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 309 | 965 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60419/moonah/topic/education