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Education & Qualifications in Pipers Brook

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

Pipers Brook has lower levels of formal schooling than most similar areas. Only 30.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian and national figures. This trend is reflected in the qualifications data, where high-level degrees are less common than in the wider community.

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Where Pipers Brook sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pipers Brook — higher than 50% of areas.

Pipers Brook14.6%
7254, TAS 10.7%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with only 30.3% completing Year 12. This is far below the 47.1% seen across Tasmania and the 58.8% national average, while 39.3% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest grade.

Completed Year 12

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30.3% —

Lower than 87% 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 Pipers Brook, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 10 39.3% Year 12 30.3% Year 11 13.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.6% of the population, which is around the middle for similar areas but well below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.6% —

Higher than 50% 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 Pipers Brook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).

Certificate III / IV 29.5% Bachelor degree 14.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.2% Certificate I / II 8.2% Postgraduate degree 6.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Pipers Brook are most often trained in engineering and related fields, at 29.5%. Other common areas of study include agriculture, environment, society, and culture, which both stand at 13.1%.

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In Pipers Brook, the largest group is Engineering & related at 42%, followed by Agriculture & environment (19%) and Society & culture (19%).

Engineering & related 29.5% Agriculture & environment 13.1% Society & culture 13.1% Health 9.8% Natural & physical sciences 4.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Pipers Brook, making it smaller than about 59% of areas at this level.

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).

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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 Pipers Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60506/pipers-brook/topic/education