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Katherine · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Katherine

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

A rise in school and university completions has shaped Katherine since 2011. Year 12 completion grew by 10 percentage points, while the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose from 12.3% to 19.5%. This trend reflects a growing level of formal qualification across the town.

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📍 Katherine, Urban Centre

Where Katherine sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.5% ▲ +57.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Katherine — higher than 80% of areas.

Katherine19.5%
0850, NT 17.9%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 44.9% of residents finished Year 12—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the Australian average of 58.8%. Around 16.8% of the population reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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44.9% ▲ +29.5%

Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Katherine, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 44.9% Year 10 16.8% Year 11 10.8% Year 9 or below 10.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the Northern Territory figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.5% ▲ +57.7%

Higher than 80% of urban centre 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 Katherine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 24.2% Bachelor degree 19.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.2% Postgraduate degree 7.4% Certificate I / II 3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 13.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.0%. Other common qualifications are in engineering (10.9%), health (10.0%), and education (8.2%).

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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL714001/katherine/topic/education