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Education & Qualifications in Not in any Significant Urban Area

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

Very few residents in Not in any Significant Urban Area (NT) hold high-level qualifications compared to similar regions. Only 31.9% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion rates have risen slightly since 2011, the area continues to trail well behind the rest of the territory.

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Where Not in any Significant Urban Area sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.7% ▲ +12.4%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 93% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area9.7%
0852, NT 5.9%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is among the lowest of any similar area at 31.9%, which is 27 points lower than the Australian average. This figure has risen by 4.7 points since 2011, though 18.8% of people still have Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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31.9% ▲ +17.3%

Lower than 99% of urban area areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (22%).

Year 12 31.9% Year 10 21.6% Year 9 or below 18.8% Year 11 12.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 9.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national levels. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.7% ▲ +12.4%

Lower than 93% of urban area 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 Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Certificate III / IV 28.2% Bachelor degree 13.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.9% Certificate I / II 4.3% Postgraduate degree 4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 13%, followed by management and commerce at 10.4%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/7000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/education