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Tumbling Waters · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Tumbling Waters

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

Educational attainment in Tumbling Waters has shifted since 2011, but levels remain low. Only 37.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, where very few residents hold university degrees.

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Where Tumbling Waters sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tumbling Waters — lower than 80% of areas.

Tumbling Waters7.6%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Northern Territory and national figures, with only 37.6% of people finishing school. About 28.5% of residents stopped after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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37.6% —

Lower than 70% 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 Tumbling Waters, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 37.6% Year 10 28.5% Year 9 or below 13.4% Year 11 11.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.6% —

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest qualification level

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In Tumbling Waters, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 40.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.8% Bachelor degree 9.3% Certificate I / II 4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 26.3%, followed by management and commerce at 20.3%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller 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 Tumbling Waters — 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tumbling Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70266/tumbling-waters/topic/education