68.4% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in New Town
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-two percent of adults in New Town hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most highly qualified places in the region. High levels of schooling and advanced degrees are common across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 68.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Tasmania figure of 47.1% and well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In New Town, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university education, with 41.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national figures.
41.9% ▲ +57.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 41.9%
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 New Town, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and health at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 32 schools within 3 kilometres, and the typical school size of 431 students is higher than most areas.
3.33
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% 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).
431
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving New Town
32 schools — 13,778 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Hobart City High School, New Town | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 844 | 987 |
| Sacred Heart College, New Town | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 934 | 1,017 |
| New Town Primary School, New Town | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 305 | 1,057 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 212 | 973 |
| The Friends' School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,269 | 1,149 |
| Lenah Valley Primary School, Lenah Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 525 | 1,080 |
| Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 248 | 1,012 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Lenah Valley | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 195 | 1,033 |
| St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 207 | 1,035 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| Mount Stuart Primary School, Mount Stuart | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 340 | 1,138 |
| Moonah Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 214 | 942 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 33 | 1,007 |
| Elizabeth College, North Hobart | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 738 | 996 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 404 | 1,130 |
| Springfield Gardens Primary School, West Moonah | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 192 | 918 |
| St Mary's College, Hobart | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 951 | 1,069 |
| Goodwood Primary School, Derwent Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 101 | 861 |
| Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 313 | 867 |
| Indie School - Glenorchy, Glenorchy | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 270 | 947 |
| Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 218 | 1,112 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 318 | 1,081 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 636 | 1,125 |
| Lindisfarne North Primary School, Geilston Bay | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 321 | 995 |
| South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 436 | 1,137 |
| Guilford Young College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 839 | 1,020 |
| Australian Christian College - Hobart, Geilston Bay | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 119 | 1,014 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic School, Lindisfarne | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 254 | 1,035 |
| Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 533 | 982 |
| Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 252 | 1,133 |
| Dominic College, Glenorchy | Catholic | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,007 | 1,018 |
| Lindisfarne Primary School, Lindisfarne | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 331 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60451/new-town/topic/education