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Education & Qualifications in Pine Creek

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

Far fewer residents in Pine Creek have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 26.4% of people finished Year 12, though this is an 11 point increase since 2011. The area has a very low rate of higher education, with just 3.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.

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

3.1% ▼ -48.4%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Pine Creek — lower than 97% of areas.

Pine Creek3.1%
0847, NT 3.1%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. About 24.8% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 21.1% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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26.4% ▲ +74.9%

Lower than 88% 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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Pine Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 26%.

Year 12 26.4% Year 10 24.8% Year 9 or below 21.1% Year 11 8.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, as the 3.1% rate is among the lowest for this level and fell by 2.9 points since 2011. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.1% ▼ -48.4%

Lower than 97% 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 Pine Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 24.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.4% Certificate I / II 7.1% Postgraduate degree 3.9% Bachelor degree 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 11%, followed by Society and Culture at 8.7% and Education at 7.1%.

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 Pine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722028/pine-creek/topic/education