70.2% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Darwin · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Port Darwin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive shift in schooling and degrees has seen Port Darwin become far more educated since 2011. The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher jumped 16 points in a decade, reaching 41%. This high level of qualification makes the area stand out compared to the rest of the Territory and the nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels have risen 14 points since 2011, with 70.2% of people now completing Year 12. This is far above the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and well above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Darwin, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, with 41% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the Northern Territory (21.5%) and Australia (26.3%), with 16.4% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
41.0% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 41.0%
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 Port Darwin, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 25% of the educated population. Other common fields include society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools have an advantage score of 1,083, which is much higher than most areas. There are only two schools within 3 km, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
1.75
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Lower than 97% of state electorate 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).
660
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
330
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Port Darwin
2 schools — 660 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Larrakeyah Primary School, Larrakeyah | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 480 | 1,086 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Darwin | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 180 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Darwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70022/port-darwin/topic/education