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Tortilla Flats · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tortilla Flats

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

Few residents in Tortilla Flats have completed high school or university, which shapes the local skill set. Only 32.3% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average.

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📍 Tortilla Flats, Suburb / Locality

Where Tortilla Flats sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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

Tortilla Flats0.0%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 are much lower than most areas, sitting at 32.3%. This is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Highest year of school

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In Tortilla Flats, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 44%.

Year 12 32.3% Year 10 25.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24% of residents.

Highest qualification level

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In Tortilla Flats, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 24.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across a few areas, with 20% of those qualified studying agriculture and environment, followed by society and culture at 16%.

Field of qualification

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In Tortilla Flats, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 42%, followed by Society & culture (33%) and Management & commerce (25%).

Agriculture & environment 20.0% Society & culture 16.0% Management & commerce 12.0%

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 common situation as it is smaller 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tortilla Flats [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70265/tortilla-flats/topic/education