47.9% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jabiru · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Jabiru
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant jump in schooling and degrees has occurred in Jabiru since 2011. While 47.9% of people have now finished Year 12, this remains far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 47.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the Northern Territory average of 49.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jabiru, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher more than doubled since 2011 to reach 19.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas, but still well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
19.8% ▲ +106.8%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Jabiru, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Jabiru are most common in engineering and related fields at 16.4%, followed by management and commerce at 14.0%.
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 Jabiru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721009/jabiru/topic/education