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Dundee Downs · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Dundee Downs

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

Year 10 is the most common highest school level reached in Dundee Downs. This is a sparsely populated area where formal schooling and university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the Territory.

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📍 Dundee Downs, Suburb / Locality

Where Dundee Downs sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Dundee Downs0.0%
0840, NT 6.5%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Very few residents have finished high school, with only 8.2% completing Year 12. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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8.2% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Dundee Downs, Year 10 is the majority at 58%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.

Year 10 41.8% Year 9 or below 19.4% Year 12 8.2% Year 11 3.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 21.5% seen across the Territory. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Dundee Downs, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 31.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields (19%), followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 8.6%.

Field of qualification

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In Dundee Downs, the largest group is Engineering & related at 48%, followed by Food, hospitality & personal services (22%) and Architecture & building (17%).

Engineering & related 19.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.6% Architecture & building 6.9% Management & commerce 5.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is a more common situation than in 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).

Schools in and around Dundee Downs — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Dundee Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70082/dundee-downs/topic/education