27.4% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maningrida · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Maningrida
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Maningrida have finished high school or university than in most other parts of the country. Only 27.4% of residents completed Year 12, though this figure has risen by 5.8 points since 2011. This means many adults in the area have a different set of skills or experience compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, sitting at 27.4% for Maningrida. While this is much lower than most areas, the number of people finishing school has climbed over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →Maningrida splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (29%) and Year 10 (28%), with Year 11 at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.0% of the population, which is far below the 21.5% seen across the Northern Territory. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.6% of the community.
5.0% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Maningrida, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Certificate I / II (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 14.2% and education at 12.1%. Health, agriculture, environment, and management also make up a significant portion of the local expertise.
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 Maningrida [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715003/maningrida/topic/education