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Lyons (Launceston) · State Electorate

Education & Qualifications in Lyons (Launceston)

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

A gap of 18 percentage points separates the 40.8% of Lyons residents who finished Year 12 from the national figure. This makes it an area where fewer people have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Lyons (Launceston), State Electorate

Where Lyons (Launceston) sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.7% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lyons (Launceston) — lower than 70% of areas.

Lyons (Launceston)15.7%
Rest of Tas. 16.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 47.1%. About 36.3% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Highest year of school

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Lyons (Launceston) splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 10%.

Year 12 40.8% Year 10 36.3% Year 9 or below 9.5% Year 11 8.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.7% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.6% of residents.

Highest qualification level

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In Lyons (Launceston), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 39.6% Bachelor degree 20.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.9% Postgraduate degree 4.8% Certificate I / II 3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and Commerce at 19.5% and Engineering and related fields at 16.4%.

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is among the smallest number of schools for areas of this type.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of state electorate 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 Lyons (Launceston) — 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 Lyons (Launceston) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60505/lyons/topic/education