76.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 76.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Muirhead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Muirhead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees place Muirhead among the most qualified areas of its type. About 77% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high number of adults holding professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 76.5% of people completing their schooling. This is far above the 49.8% seen across the Northern Territory and 18 points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Muirhead, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common, as 39.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the national figure and the Northern Territory average.
39.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 39.3%
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 Muirhead, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most popular field of study at 22.1%, followed by management and commerce at 20.2% and engineering at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Muirhead has 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average size of 334 students.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
334
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Muirhead
14 schools — 4,676 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 605 | 994 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 195 | 894 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 327 | 987 |
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 213 | 944 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 144 | 890 |
| Alawa Primary School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 259 | 1,011 |
| Nemarluk School, Alawa | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 170 | 929 |
| Casuarina Senior College, Moil | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 690 | 949 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 328 | 863 |
| Moil Primary School, Moil | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 167 | 970 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 388 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Muirhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70198/muirhead/topic/education