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Hughes · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Hughes

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

Fewer residents in Hughes have completed secondary or tertiary study compared to most other areas. Only 40.7% of people finished Year 12, and no adults in the community hold a bachelor's degree.

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📍 Hughes, Suburb / Locality

Where Hughes sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Hughes0.0%
0837, NT 8.9%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 40.7%, which is well below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and far below the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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40.7% —

Lower than 61% 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 Hughes, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 23%.

Year 12 40.7% Year 10 16.7% Year 9 or below 9.3% Year 11 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, placing Hughes among the lowest areas for this level of schooling. Instead, 41.5% of people hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Hughes, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 81%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 41.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 17.1%, education at 14.6%, and health at 12.2%.

Field of qualification

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Hughes splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (32%) and Education (27%), with Health at 23%.

Engineering & related 17.1% Education 14.6% Health 12.2% Management & commerce 9.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70131/hughes/topic/education