24.6% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tanami · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tanami
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Tanami have remained very low compared to the rest of the country. Only 24.6% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the small number of people with higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 24.6%, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and Australia's 58.8%. Other residents have finished Year 11 (12%) or Year 10 (11.3%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tanami, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 2.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the Territory and the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29% of people.
2.1% ▼ -83.4%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 Tanami, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 91%; Postgraduate degree is next at 9%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.5%. Other areas of study include Architecture and building at 3.7% and Management and commerce at 2.8%.
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 smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70248/tanami/topic/education