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Primrose Sands · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Primrose Sands

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

Almost 39% of people in Primrose Sands hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. This is an area where fewer residents have finished high school or university compared to state and national figures.

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📍 Primrose Sands, Suburb / Locality

Where Primrose Sands sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.9% ▲ +102.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Primrose Sands — lower than 62% of areas.

Primrose Sands11.9%
7173, TAS 16.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 35.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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35.1% ▲ +35.6%

Lower than 76% 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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Primrose Sands splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 12 35.1% Year 10 33.1% Year 9 or below 13.1% Year 11 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and the Tasmanian figure of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.9% ▲ +102.4%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 14.9%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and management and commerce at 13.5%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Primrose Sands — 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 Primrose Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60522/primrose-sands/topic/education