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Canteen Creek · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Canteen Creek

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

Over 41% of residents in Canteen Creek have a Year 9 education or below. This is a small community where school completion and university degrees are far below the national figures, although both have risen since 2011.

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📍 Canteen Creek, Urban Centre

Where Canteen Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.5% ▲ —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Canteen Creek — lower than 78% of areas.

Canteen Creek7.5%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 6.8%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 21.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification, though the rate rose 15 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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21.3% ▲ +228.8%

Lower than 95% 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 Canteen Creek, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 46%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 12 (24%).

Year 9 or below 41.6% Year 10 23.6% Year 12 21.3% Year 11 3.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.5% of the population, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This represents a rise from 0.0% in 2011 and is much lower than most areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.5% ▲ —

Lower than 78% 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 Canteen Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Bachelor degree (20%).

Certificate III / IV 17.9% Postgraduate degree 14.3% Bachelor degree 10.7% Certificate I / II 10.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 28.6%, followed by education and management and commerce at 10.7% each.

Field of qualification

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In Canteen Creek, Engineering & related is the majority at 57%; Education is next at 21%.

Engineering & related 28.6% Education 10.7% Management & commerce 10.7%

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 Canteen Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722013/canteen-creek/topic/education