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Minjilang · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Minjilang

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

Very few residents in Minjilang have completed high school or university compared to other similar areas. Only 13.6% of people finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This makes the community's formal education levels far below the Northern Territory and national averages.

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Where Minjilang sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

1.6% ▼ -74.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Minjilang — lower than 99% of areas.

Minjilang1.6%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 13.6% of people finishing high school. This is among the lowest rates for this level and has dropped 16 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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13.6% ▼ -54.3%

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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Minjilang splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (28%), with Year 12 at 21%.

Year 10 19.9% Year 9 or below 18.2% Year 12 13.6% Year 11 13.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 1.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Northern Territory's 21.5% and represents a fall of 4.7 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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1.6% ▼ -74.6%

Lower than 99% 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 Minjilang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Certificate I / II is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 26.7% Certificate I / II 10.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 6.7% Bachelor degree 5.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 16.7% and Society and Culture at 15.0%. Engineering and related fields also make up 13.3% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Minjilang splits fairly evenly between Education (31%) and Society & culture (28%), with Engineering & related at 25%.

Education 16.7% Society & culture 15.0% Engineering & related 13.3% Agriculture & environment 8.3%

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 Minjilang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722022/minjilang/topic/education