47.8% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Launceston · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Launceston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than one in five people in Launceston hold a degree in management or commerce, the most common field of study here. The city has seen a steady rise in attainment, with a much higher proportion of residents holding degrees and finishing high school than in many similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly half of residents, 47.8%, have completed Year 12, which is a rise of 9.6 percentage points since 2011. While this is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, it remains far below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Launceston, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 22.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than in most similar areas and rose 7.5 percentage points since 2011, though it is still well below the Australian average.
22.2% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Launceston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by health at 12.7% and engineering at 12.4%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL611001/launceston/topic/education