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York Plains · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in York Plains

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

Schooling levels in York Plains have remained low, with only 29.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the Tasmanian and national figures, reflecting a community where fewer people have finished high school compared to most other areas.

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Where York Plains sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.8% ▲ +163.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is York Plains — higher than 51% of areas.

York Plains14.8%
7120, TAS 10.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 29.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 47.1% across Tasmania and the 58.8% national figure. Roughly the same proportion of residents left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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29.6% ▲ +19.9%

Lower than 87% 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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York Plains splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.

Year 12 29.6% Year 10 29.6% Year 9 or below 18.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population. This is well below the Tasmanian average and far below the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.8% ▲ +163.7%

Higher than 51% 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 York Plains, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).

Bachelor degree 27.6% Certificate III / IV 20.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 31% and agriculture and environment at 27.6%.

Field of qualification

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York Plains splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (39%) and Agriculture & environment (35%), with Engineering & related at 13%.

Management & commerce 31.0% Agriculture & environment 27.6% Engineering & related 10.3% Society & culture 10.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, a situation more common than in 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 York Plains — 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 York Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60773/york-plains/topic/education