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Parattah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Parattah

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

Low rates of formal schooling define Parattah, where only 20.2% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure, with very few people in the area holding university degrees.

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📍 Parattah, Suburb / Locality

Where Parattah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.2% ▼ -56.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Parattah — lower than 92% of areas.

Parattah3.2%
7120, TAS 10.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 are among the lowest for similar areas, falling far below the Tasmanian figure by 27 points. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 31.5%.

Completed Year 12

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20.2% ▼ -10.5%

Lower than 98% 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 Parattah, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (24%) and Year 9 or below (24%).

Year 10 31.5% Year 12 20.2% Year 9 or below 20.2% Year 11 12.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 3.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.3% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.2% ▼ -56.1%

Lower than 92% 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 Parattah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 42.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.5% Bachelor degree 7.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 11.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 9.6%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Parattah, making it smaller 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 Parattah — 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 Parattah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60489/parattah/topic/education