53.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Farrar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Farrar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Thirteen schools are located within 3 km of Farrar, providing more local options than about 85% of similar areas. While many residents have completed their schooling, university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents, 53.4%, have completed Year 12, which is well above the Northern Territory's 49.8% but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Farrar, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.1% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below both the Territory and national levels. Most people hold a Certificate III or IV, at 37.4%.
18.1% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Farrar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than in other areas, with an average size of 545 students. Most of these are government primary schools.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
545
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Farrar
13 schools — 7,083 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Bakewell Primary School, Bakewell | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 616 | 978 |
| Gray Primary School, Gray | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 283 | 808 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Johnston | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Driver Primary School, Driver | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 409 | 914 |
| Durack Primary School, Durack | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 474 | 1,017 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Woodroffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 165 | 983 |
| Palmerston College, Driver | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,267 | 884 |
| Woodroffe Primary School, Woodroffe | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 327 | 842 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School, Zuccoli | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 379 | 1,027 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Howard Springs | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,117 | 1,025 |
| Rosebery Primary School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 349 | 964 |
| Zuccoli Primary School, Zuccoli | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 537 | 989 |
| Palmerston Christian College, Marlow Lagoon | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 365 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Farrar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70098/farrar/topic/education