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Education & Qualifications in Springfield

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

Year 10 is the most common highest level of schooling reached in Springfield (Tas.), where 42.9% of residents stopped there. The area has far fewer people finishing high school and earning university degrees compared to both the state and national figures.

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Where Springfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% ▲ +42.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Springfield — lower than 64% of areas.

Springfield11.5%
7260, TAS 8.1%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 31.5% of people finished 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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31.5% ▲ +63.4%

Lower than 85% 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 Springfield, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 10 42.9% Year 12 31.5% Year 9 or below 14.3% Year 11 8.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, far below the figures for Tasmania (21.9%) and Australia (26.3%). The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% ▲ +42.4%

Lower than 64% 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 Springfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Postgraduate degree (13%).

Certificate III / IV 34.8% Bachelor degree 13.0% Postgraduate degree 9.8% Certificate I / II 8.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 15.2%, and agriculture and environment at 10.9%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it 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 Springfield — 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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60630/springfield/topic/education