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Wagait · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Wagait

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

Only 42.5% of residents in Wagait have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion is lower than usual, the area has a surprisingly high proportion of university-qualified adults. This creates a distinct mix of education levels across the small community.

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📍 Wagait, Council (LGA)

Where Wagait sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.7% ▲ +6.7%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Wagait — higher than 77% of areas.

Wagait22.7%
Rest of NT 14.5%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 42.5%. This remains well below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and far below the Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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42.5% ▲ +11.2%

Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Wagait, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (16%).

Year 12 42.5% Year 10 26.0% Year 11 14.2% Year 9 or below 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A surprising 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 30.5%, while postgraduate degrees are held by 9.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.7% ▲ +6.7%

Higher than 77% of council (lga) 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 Wagait, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 30.5% Bachelor degree 22.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Postgraduate degree 9.3% Certificate I / II 2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 18.7%. Management and commerce follow at 12.2%, with society and culture and health also featuring prominently.

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 Wagait [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74560/wagait/topic/education