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Wadeye · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Wadeye

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

Wadeye has education levels that are generally lower than other similar areas. Only 38.1% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. However, the proportion of people completing high school has risen since 2011.

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📍 Wadeye, Urban Centre

Where Wadeye sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.5% ▲ +32.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wadeye — lower than 88% of areas.

Wadeye5.5%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 38.1%, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. About 26.2% of residents topped out at Year 10, while 19.2% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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38.1% ▲ +10.5%

Lower than 51% 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 Wadeye, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 12 38.1% Year 10 26.2% Year 9 or below 19.2% Year 11 10.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 5.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. This has risen slightly from 4.1% in 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 17.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.5% ▲ +32.5%

Lower than 88% 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 Wadeye, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 17.8% Bachelor degree 14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.9% Postgraduate degree 5.1% Certificate I / II 4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Education at 13.3% and Society and Culture at 11.9%. Management and Commerce accounts for 7.9% of qualifications.

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 Wadeye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL715008/wadeye/topic/education