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Education & Qualifications in Daly Waters

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

Far fewer people in Daly Waters have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 23.9% completing Year 12. This figure is far below the national average and highlights a significant gap in formal education for the area.

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Where Daly Waters sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Daly Waters — lower than 99% of areas.

Daly Waters0.0%
0852, NT 5.9%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 23.9%, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. Other common levels of schooling include Year 11 and Year 10, both at 8.7%.

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In Daly Waters, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 11 (18%) and Year 10 (18%).

Year 12 23.9% Year 11 8.7% Year 10 8.7% Year 9 or below 6.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below both the Northern Territory and Australian figures. The most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 18.4% of adults.

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In Daly Waters, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 18.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

There are no residents with qualifications listed in fields such as the natural sciences, information technology, engineering, or agriculture.

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).

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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 Daly Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70072/daly-waters/topic/education