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Taranna · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Taranna

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Taranna, where 37.8% of adults hold one. The area has a small population with a low rate of high school completion compared to the rest of the state and country.

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📍 Taranna, Suburb / Locality

Where Taranna sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.0% ▼ -20.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taranna — lower than 53% of areas.

Taranna14.0%
7180, TAS 14.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Tasmania figure of 47.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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30.7% ▼ -21.1%

Lower than 86% 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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Taranna splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 12 30.7% Year 10 29.3% Year 9 or below 17.3% Year 11 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.0% of the population. This is well below the state average and far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.0% ▼ -20.1%

Lower than 53% 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 Taranna, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Certificate III / IV 37.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.9% Bachelor degree 13.4% Postgraduate degree 6.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.1% Certificate I / II 4.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.6%, followed by engineering and food, hospitality and personal services, which both sit at 12.2%.

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 Taranna — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taranna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60665/taranna/topic/education