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Reekara · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Reekara

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

A surprisingly high number of university-qualified adults live in Reekara, though school completion rates lag behind the national trend. While 28.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12.

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📍 Reekara, Suburb / Locality

Where Reekara sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reekara — higher than 83% of areas.

Reekara28.6%
7256, TAS 13.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 47.6%, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but far below the national rate of 58.8%. Nearly half of the population finished school, while 19% left after Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In Reekara, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 47.6% Year 10 19.0% Year 11 14.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.6% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 21.9% seen across Tasmania.

Highest qualification level

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In Reekara, Bachelor degree is the majority at 55%; Certificate III / IV is next at 45%.

Bachelor degree 60.0% Certificate III / IV 50.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 40%, ahead of Management & commerce (40%).

Field of qualification

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Reekara splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (36%) and Management & commerce (36%), with Engineering & related at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 40.0% Management & commerce 40.0% Engineering & related 30.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a figure that is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

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 Reekara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60543/reekara/topic/education