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Education & Qualifications in White Gums

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

A high proportion of university-educated adults live in White Gums, though fewer residents have finished high school. While 33.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 46.5% of the population completed Year 12.

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📍 White Gums, Suburb / Locality

Where White Gums sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

33.1% ▲ +56.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is White Gums — higher than 88% of areas.

White Gums33.1%
0870, NT 28.9%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people have finished high school here than across Australia, where the figure is 58.8%. This 46.5% rate is also well below the Northern Territory's 49.8%.

Completed Year 12

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46.5% ▲ +20.5%

Higher than 54% 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 White Gums, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 11 is next at 19%.

Year 12 46.5% Year 11 16.2% Year 10 14.1% Year 9 or below 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has a very high level of higher education, with 33.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is far above the Northern Territory's 21.5% and well above the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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33.1% ▲ +56.7%

Higher than 88% 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 White Gums, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).

Bachelor degree 29.8% Certificate III / IV 20.2% Postgraduate degree 12.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications often specialise in health (16.3%) and management or commerce (13.5%), followed by architecture and building at 10.6%.

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 of facilities 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).

Schools in and around White Gums — 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 White Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70285/white-gums/topic/education