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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.

A 14 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 highlights a growing trend toward higher schooling in Not in any Significant Urban Area (OT). While more people are finishing school and university, the area's overall education levels remain far below the national figures.

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

13.2% ▲ +40.0%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 68% of areas.

Not in any Significant Urban Area13.2%
6798, OT 11.2%
Other Territories 13.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 42.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is the same as the rest of the Other Territories but far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 28.8% had completed their final year of school.

Completed Year 12

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42.5% ▲ +47.7%

Lower than 56% 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, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 42.5% Year 10 18.8% Year 9 or below 10.0% Year 11 6.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 13.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than the 26.3% seen across Australia, though the figure has risen slightly by 3.8 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.2% ▲ +40.0%

Lower than 68% 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 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 26.2% Bachelor degree 13.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Postgraduate degree 3.9% Certificate I / II 3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 13.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.1%.

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/9000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/education