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Education & Qualifications in Elliott

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

Only 18.3% of residents in Elliott have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This highlights a significant gap in formal schooling and higher qualifications compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Elliott, Urban Centre

Where Elliott sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.4% ▲ +20.2%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Elliott — lower than 89% of areas.

Elliott5.4%
0862, NT 7.9%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is among the lowest for similar areas, though the share of people finishing Year 12 rose 8.5 points since 2011. Currently, the most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 29.2%.

Completed Year 12

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18.3% ▲ +87.5%

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 Elliott, the largest group is Year 10 at 34%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 12 (21%).

Year 10 29.2% Year 9 or below 23.8% Year 12 18.3% Year 11 15.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.5%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.4% ▲ +20.2%

Lower than 89% 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 Elliott, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Certificate I / II (29%) and Bachelor degree (9%).

Certificate III / IV 33.7% Certificate I / II 19.4% Bachelor degree 6.1% Postgraduate degree 5.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 3.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Elliott most frequently studied architecture and building (18.4%) or society and culture (16.3%). Other common fields include education at 15.3% and management and commerce at 8.2%.

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 Elliott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722014/elliott/topic/education