42.7% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Youngtown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Youngtown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical education levels in Youngtown sit around the middle for similar areas, though they remain well below state and national figures. Only 42.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Tasmanian rate of 47.1%, with 33.6% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Youngtown, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.5% of residents.
16.2% ▲ +63.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Youngtown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 19.1%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Youngtown has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. While schools here are typically much larger than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children.
1.37
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
527
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Youngtown
13 schools — 6,845 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Youngtown Primary School, Youngtown | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 328 | 958 |
| Kings Meadows High School, Kings Meadows | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 567 | 963 |
| Norwood Primary School, Norwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 415 | 1,002 |
| Larmenier Catholic School, St Leonards | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 198 | 1,004 |
| Prospect High School, Prospect | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 572 | 958 |
| Punchbowl Primary School, Newstead | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 317 | 1,029 |
| Tamar Valley Steiner School, Launceston | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 93 | 1,054 |
| Queechy High School, Norwood | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 575 | 949 |
| St Leonards Primary School, St Leonards | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 198 | 927 |
| St Patrick's College, Prospect Vale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,522 | 1,020 |
| Summerdale Primary School, Summerhill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 555 | 969 |
| Glen Dhu Primary School, South Launceston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 341 | 1,007 |
| Scotch Oakburn College, Newstead | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,164 | 1,119 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Youngtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60775/youngtown/topic/education