49.2% ▲ +169.5%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Howard Springs · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Howard Springs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and university here than in most similar areas, making Howard Springs (L) a well-qualified pocket of the region. The proportion of adults with Year 12 completion has jumped by 31 percentage points since 2011 to reach 49.2%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Northern Territory figure. This is a significant increase from 2011, though it remains well below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Howard Springs, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 14.2% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of the population.
14.2% ▲ +66.0%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Howard Springs, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 25.4%. Other common qualifications include management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by health and society and culture, both at 10.4%.
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 Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721007/howard-springs/topic/education