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Pioneer · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Pioneer

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

Not a single adult in Pioneer holds a bachelor degree or higher, marking a stark gap compared to the rest of the state. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest level of higher education in the region. Much of the local workforce instead relies on practical, trade-based qualifications.

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Where Pioneer sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pioneer — lower than 99% of areas.

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7264, TAS 10.8%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is low here, with only 37.5% of residents finishing. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Pioneer splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.

Year 12 37.5% Year 10 37.5% Year 9 or below 10.7% Year 11 8.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Most residents hold practical certificates, with 43.3% having a Certificate III or IV and 23.3% with a diploma. This explains why the area has far fewer university degrees than the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Pioneer, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 43.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.3% Certificate I / II 13.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are mostly in Management and commerce at 30%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 16.7% and Agriculture and environment at 13.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Pioneer, the largest group is Management & commerce at 43%, followed by Engineering & related (24%) and Agriculture & environment (19%).

Management & commerce 30.0% Engineering & related 16.7% Agriculture & environment 13.3% Information technology 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than 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 Pioneer — 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 Pioneer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60505/pioneer/topic/education