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Nhulunbuy · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Nhulunbuy

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

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualification in Nhulunbuy, making up 16.2% of degrees. This community has a higher share of adults with university degrees than most similar areas. While it is more qualified than many small towns, it still sits well below the national average for higher education.

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📍 Nhulunbuy, Urban Centre

Where Nhulunbuy sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.6% ▲ +6.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Nhulunbuy — higher than 82% of areas.

Nhulunbuy20.6%
0880, NT 16.0%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 48.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this figure is far below the Australian average of 58.8% and has fallen slightly since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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48.3% ▼ -2.6%

Higher than 76% 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 Nhulunbuy, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 48.3% Year 10 15.9% Year 11 8.4% Year 9 or below 3.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

One in five adults here holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has risen since 2011. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it is well below the national level of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.6% ▲ +6.7%

Higher than 82% 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 Nhulunbuy, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Certificate III / IV 28.8% Bachelor degree 17.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.0% Postgraduate degree 5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Certificate I / II 1.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study are engineering (16.2%), health (12.3%), and management and commerce (11.4%). Education and society and culture follow as the next most frequent fields.

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 Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715006/nhulunbuy/topic/education