75.6% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Hobart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all adults in North Hobart hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas at this level. This high level of university education is matched by a strong school finish rate, with 75.6% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 75.6% of people reaching this milestone compared to just 47.1% in Tasmania.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Hobart, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university graduates, with 46.5% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
46.5% ▲ +46.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 46.5%
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 North Hobart, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 20.1%, followed closely by health at 15.1% and society and culture at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Hobart has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 22 schools within 3km. These schools are typically larger and have a much higher average advantage score than most other areas.
12.71
Higher than 79% 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).
464
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Hobart
22 schools — 10,199 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 7 · Secondary 2
| The Friends' School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,269 | 1,149 |
| Campbell Street Primary School, North Hobart | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 219 | 1,075 |
| Lambert School, North Hobart | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 33 | 1,007 |
| Elizabeth College, North Hobart | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 738 | 996 |
| St Mary's College, Hobart | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 951 | 1,069 |
| Lansdowne Crescent Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 404 | 1,130 |
| Sacred Heart College, New Town | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 934 | 1,017 |
| Mount Stuart Primary School, Mount Stuart | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 340 | 1,138 |
| Goulburn Street Primary School, West Hobart | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 218 | 1,112 |
| St Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 636 | 1,125 |
| New Town Primary School, New Town | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 305 | 1,057 |
| Hobart City High School, New Town | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 844 | 987 |
| Albuera Street Primary School, Battery Point | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 252 | 1,133 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, Lenah Valley | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 195 | 1,033 |
| South Hobart Primary School, South Hobart | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 436 | 1,137 |
| Lenah Valley Primary School, Lenah Valley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 525 | 1,080 |
| Bowen Road Primary School, Moonah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 212 | 973 |
| Montagu Bay Primary School, Montagu Bay | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 318 | 1,081 |
| Hilliard Christian School, West Moonah | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 248 | 1,012 |
| Princes Street Primary School, Sandy Bay | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 343 | 1,150 |
| St Therese's Catholic School, Moonah | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 207 | 1,035 |
| Mount Carmel College, Sandy Bay | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 572 | 1,077 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60459/north-hobart/topic/education