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Summerhill - Prospect

Tasmania · Launceston · Launceston and North East

Why “Summerhill - Prospect”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Summerhill into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Summerhill - Prospect is a locality in the Launceston area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Summerhill - Prospect SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 969 (gov)
Childcare
29
NQS-rated services
Population
4,989
+0.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Summerhill - Prospect SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in Summerhill - Prospect

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Prospect High School Government · 572 students
ICSEA 958
Summerdale Primary School Government · 555 students
ICSEA 969

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Patrick's College
Catholic 1,522 students
ICSEA 1020 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Summerhill - Prospect

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Discovery Early Learning Centre- Launceston
    Centre-Based Care · 130 places · Launceston
    Exceeding NQS
  • Launceston Church Grammar School Early Learning Programme and OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 122 places · East Launceston
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Newstead
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Newstead
    Exceeding NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Prospect Vale
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Prospect Vale
    Exceeding NQS
  • DMP Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 68 places · Launceston
    Exceeding NQS
  • Discovery Early Learning Centres- Ravenswood
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Ravenswood
    Exceeding NQS
  • Newstead Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 106 places · Newstead
    Meeting NQS
  • Windsor Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 89 places · Riverside
    Meeting NQS
  • Newstead OSHC Service
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Newstead
    Meeting NQS
  • CatholicCare Children's Services - Sacred Heart Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Launceston
    Meeting NQS
  • Lady Gowrie - Norwood Child Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Norwood
    Meeting NQS
  • CatholicCare Children's Services - Larmenier Outside School Hours Care
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · St Leonards
    Meeting NQS

+ 17 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
4,989
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.20%
2024→25
Net change
+11
people / yr
Density
567
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+11
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+15
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-18
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+14

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Summerhill - Prospect
+0.20%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%

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