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Tindal · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tindal

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

A far higher proportion of people in Tindal finished high school compared to the rest of the Northern Territory. About 70% of residents completed Year 12, which is 20 percentage points above the territory figure and well above the national average.

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📍 Tindal, Suburb / Locality

Where Tindal sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.1% ▲ +20.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tindal — higher than 62% of areas.

Tindal18.1%
0853, NT 18.1%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Nearly 70% of people here completed Year 12, a result far above the Northern Territory's 49.8% and Australia's 58.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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69.8% ▲ +6.4%

Higher than 90% 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 Tindal, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 12%.

Year 12 69.8% Year 10 10.3% Year 11 6.7% Year 9 or below 2.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

While 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.1% ▲ +20.0%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Tindal are heavily weighted towards technical fields, with 30.5% of people studying engineering and related subjects, followed by management and commerce at 14.5%.

Schools

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

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

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).

Schools in and around Tindal — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Tindal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70258/tindal/topic/education