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Myrtle Bank · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Myrtle Bank

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

A shift in academic attainment is evident in Myrtle Bank, where a small minority of just 10.7% of people have completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure and represents one of the lowest levels of secondary school completion among similar areas.

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Where Myrtle Bank sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Myrtle Bank — higher than 71% of areas.

Myrtle Bank21.4%
7259, TAS 17.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 10.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1%. Most people here left school around Year 10, with 42.9% reaching that level.

Completed Year 12

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10.7% —

Lower than 99% 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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In Myrtle Bank, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 11 (32%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 10 42.9% Year 11 35.7% Year 9 or below 21.4% Year 12 10.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the Tasmanian average, though it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.4% —

Higher than 71% 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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Myrtle Bank splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (38%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 29%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 47.1% Certificate III / IV 41.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 35.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Creative arts at 35%, ahead of Health (29%).

Field of qualification

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Myrtle Bank splits fairly evenly between Creative arts (30%) and Health (25%), with Engineering & related at 15%.

Creative arts 35.3% Health 29.4% Engineering & related 17.6% Architecture & building 17.6% Society & culture 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in this regard.

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 Myrtle Bank — 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 Myrtle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60441/myrtle-bank/topic/education