35.6% ▲ +67.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nitmiluk · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nitmiluk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Nitmiluk than in most similar areas. Only 35.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. However, the area has a higher rate of university degrees than many similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.6% of people finished Year 12, a result far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 22.1% and Year 11 at 21.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nitmiluk, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.7% of residents.
17.3% ▲ +263.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Nitmiluk, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are Agriculture and Environment at 18.3%, followed by Management and Commerce and Society and Culture, both at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nitmiluk has 18.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These are all government primary schools, though they are among the smallest and least advantaged at this level.
18.52
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
609
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nitmiluk
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 609.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Manyallaluk School, Eva Valley | Government | Primary | 28.1 km | 20 | 609 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nitmiluk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70211/nitmiluk/topic/education