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Pegarah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Pegarah

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

Fewer people in Pegarah have finished high school or earned a degree than in most similar areas. Only 39.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Pegarah, Suburb / Locality

Where Pegarah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.5% ▼ -32.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pegarah — lower than 76% of areas.

Pegarah8.5%
7256, TAS 13.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is well below the Tasmanian average at 39.6%, while about 25.2% of residents topped out at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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39.6% ▲ +12.5%

Lower than 64% 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 Pegarah, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (14%).

Year 12 39.6% Year 10 25.2% Year 11 12.6% Year 9 or below 9.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is rare here, with just 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.5% ▼ -32.0%

Lower than 76% 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 Pegarah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (22%).

Certificate III / IV 34.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.2% Bachelor degree 15.6% Certificate I / II 4.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in agriculture and environment at 17.2%, followed by engineering and education, both at 15.6%.

Field of qualification

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Pegarah splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (23%) and Engineering & related (21%), with Education at 21%.

Agriculture & environment 17.2% Engineering & related 15.6% Education 15.6% Society & culture 9.4% Management & commerce 7.8% Health 4.7% Creative arts 4.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation more common than in about 59% of similar places.

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 Pegarah — 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 Pegarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60498/pegarah/topic/education