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Education & Qualifications in Tennant Creek

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

Limited school completion rates shape the workforce in Tennant Creek, though more people are gaining higher degrees. While only 35.2% of residents have finished Year 12, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 15.7% since 2011.

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Where Tennant Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.7% ▲ +42.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Tennant Creek — higher than 71% of areas.

Tennant Creek15.7%
0860, NT 15.0%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, though the rate rose by 9 percentage points since 2011. Roughly 21% of residents had their highest year of school at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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35.2% ▲ +34.5%

Lower than 61% 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 Tennant Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 10 (23%).

Year 12 35.2% Year 9 or below 21.2% Year 10 19.7% Year 11 10.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Tennant Creek has a higher share of degrees than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Northern Territory figure. About 23.5% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV as their top qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.7% ▲ +42.9%

Higher than 71% 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 Tennant Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 23.5% Bachelor degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5% Postgraduate degree 7.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.0% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied society and culture, with 14.2% in that field. Health and management follow as the next most frequent areas of study.

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 Tennant Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715007/tennant-creek/topic/education