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Education & Qualifications in Upper Natone

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

Fewer people in Upper Natone have high-level degrees than in most similar areas. Only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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📍 Upper Natone, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Natone sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Natone — lower than 63% of areas.

Upper Natone11.6%
7321, TAS 11.7%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion rates are low here, with 41.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1% and far below the national average.

Completed Year 12

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41.7% —

Lower than 59% 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 Upper Natone, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 12 41.7% Year 10 34.4% Year 11 12.5% Year 9 or below 10.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Most adults hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 44.8% of the group. The share of people with university degrees is far below both the state and national figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.6% —

Lower than 63% 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 Upper Natone, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 44.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.5% Bachelor degree 12.1% Postgraduate degree 6.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both accounting for 15.5% of degrees held.

Field of qualification

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Upper Natone splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (20%) and Management & commerce (20%), with Society & culture at 16%.

Engineering & related 15.5% Management & commerce 15.5% Society & culture 12.1% Information technology 10.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.3% Agriculture & environment 6.9% Health 6.9%

Schools

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

There is one government primary school within 3 km, though it is much smaller than those in most other areas with a typical size of just 27 students.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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922

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

Schools in and around Upper Natone — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Upper Natone

1 school — 27 students, average ICSEA 922.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Natone Primary School, Natone Government Primary 7.5 km 27 922

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 Upper Natone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60708/upper-natone/topic/education