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Kaltukatjara (Docker River) · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Kaltukatjara (Docker River)

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

A gap of 48 percentage points separates Kaltukatjara (Docker River) from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 11.2% of people here finished high school, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. While university degrees have become slightly more common, schooling levels have fallen significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Kaltukatjara (Docker River), Urban Centre

Where Kaltukatjara (Docker River) sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.6% ▲ +31.3%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Kaltukatjara (Docker River) — lower than 63% of areas.

Kaltukatjara (Docker River)9.6%
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA 6.8%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 11.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that fell 14 points since 2011. This is far below the Northern Territory rate of 49.8%, with 45.3% of people having a Year 9 education or lower.

Completed Year 12

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11.2% ▼ -55.6%

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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River), Year 9 or below is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 9 or below 45.3% Year 10 22.9% Year 12 11.2% Year 11 6.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This is a slight increase from 7.3% in 2011, and 22.4% of those with a qualification hold a bachelor degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.6% ▲ +31.3%

Lower than 63% 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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River), the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).

Bachelor degree 22.4% Postgraduate degree 12.2% Certificate III / IV 12.2% Certificate I / II 10.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are mostly in society and culture, which accounts for 24.5% of degrees. Education and management and commerce both make up 14.3%, while engineering and related fields account for 12.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Kaltukatjara (Docker River), the largest group is Society & culture at 34%, followed by Education (20%) and Management & commerce (20%).

Society & culture 24.5% Education 14.3% Management & commerce 14.3% Engineering & related 12.2% Health 6.1%

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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722018/kaltukatjara/topic/education