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Ampilatwatja · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Ampilatwatja

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

Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Ampilatwatja (L), where only 12.8% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, though the proportion of people completing high school has risen since 2011.

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📍 Ampilatwatja, Urban Centre

Where Ampilatwatja sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

6.3% ▲ +12.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Ampilatwatja — lower than 85% of areas.

Ampilatwatja6.3%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 6.8%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas and sits 46 points below the Australian average. Nearly half of the community reached Year 9 or below, while 20.8% finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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12.8% ▲ +155.5%

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 Ampilatwatja, Year 9 or below is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 9 or below 45.5% Year 10 20.8% Year 12 12.8% Year 11 7.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 6.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Northern Territory's 21.5%. This figure has barely changed since 2011, with 12% of the population holding a bachelor degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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6.3% ▲ +12.7%

Lower than 85% 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 Ampilatwatja, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).

Bachelor degree 12.0% Postgraduate degree 7.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 3.0% Certificate III / IV 3.0% Certificate I / II 3.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with a qualification, the most common fields are Education at 11% and Health at 7%, followed by Management and commerce at 6%.

Field of qualification

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In Ampilatwatja, the largest group is Education at 34%, followed by Health (22%) and Management & commerce (19%).

Education 11.0% Health 7.0% Management & commerce 6.0% Society & culture 5.0% Engineering & related 3.0%

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 Ampilatwatja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722005/ampilatwatja/topic/education