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Hermannsburg · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Hermannsburg

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

Limited formal schooling defines the educational landscape in Hermannsburg, where only 14.7% of people have finished Year 12. While university degrees are far less common than in the rest of the country, the number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher has risen to 8.9% since 2011.

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Where Hermannsburg sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.9% ▲ +263.9%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hermannsburg — lower than 68% of areas.

Hermannsburg8.9%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 6.8%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 are among the lowest of similar areas and sit far below the national figure. Over half of residents finished Year 9 or below, though the proportion completing Year 12 rose 4.6 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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14.7% ▲ +44.8%

Lower than 99% 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 Hermannsburg, Year 9 or below is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 23%.

Year 9 or below 50.9% Year 10 21.7% Year 12 14.7% Year 11 7.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.9% of the population, which is far below the Northern Territory's 21.5%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV and Certificate I or II, each held by 22.1% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% ▲ +263.9%

Lower than 68% 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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Hermannsburg splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (27%) and Certificate I / II (27%), with Bachelor degree at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 22.1% Certificate I / II 22.1% Bachelor degree 18.3% Postgraduate degree 8.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 3.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 17.3% and Health at 15.4%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.5%.

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 Hermannsburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721006/hermannsburg/topic/education