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Timber Creek · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Timber Creek

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

Far fewer residents in Timber Creek have finished high school compared to most other areas. Only 25% of adults have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While these numbers are low, the proportion of people finishing school has risen by 16 percentage points since 2011.

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

9.5% ▲ +83.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Timber Creek — lower than 63% of areas.

Timber Creek9.5%
0852, NT 5.9%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only a quarter of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 27.3%.

Completed Year 12

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25.0% ▲ +166.4%

Lower than 90% 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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Timber Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (32%) and Year 12 (30%), with Year 11 at 20%.

Year 10 27.3% Year 12 25.0% Year 11 16.7% Year 9 or below 15.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with just 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the rate rose slightly since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.5% ▲ +83.8%

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 Timber Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (16%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).

Certificate III / IV 34.7% Bachelor degree 11.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.9% Certificate I / II 9.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3% Postgraduate degree 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in society and culture at 12.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.6%.

Field of qualification

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Timber Creek splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (20%) and Engineering & related (19%), with Agriculture & environment at 15%.

Society & culture 12.4% Engineering & related 11.6% Agriculture & environment 9.1% Management & commerce 8.3% Health 6.6% Architecture & building 5.8% Education 4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services 3.3%

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 Timber Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722031/timber-creek/topic/education