43.2% —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
0839, NT · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 0839, NT
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in postcode 0839 have finished high school compared to most Australians, but university degrees are becoming more common. Only 43.2% of residents completed Year 12, though the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped nearly 10 percentage points since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 43.2%, which is well below the Northern Territory figure and far below the national average. While this rose slightly since 2016, about 21% of the community's highest school level reached was Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 0839, NT, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 15.0% in 2021, though this remains well below the Territory and national figures. Trade certificates are the most common high-level qualification, held by 31.3% of people.
15.0% —
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 0839, NT, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study for those with qualifications include management and commerce at 16.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 84% of similar areas.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 0839, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0839/0839-nt/topic/education