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Education & Qualifications in Warruwi

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

Low levels of formal schooling shape the daily life of Warruwi, where only about one in five people finished Year 12. Despite this, the proportion of residents completing high school rose by 6 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Warruwi, Urban Centre

Where Warruwi sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.5% ▲ +58.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Warruwi — lower than 95% of areas.

Warruwi3.5%
0822, NT 6.2%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 20.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of 49.8%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, completed by 29.9% of people.

Completed Year 12

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20.5% ▲ +41.0%

Lower than 96% 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 Warruwi, the largest group is Year 10 at 34%, followed by Year 9 or below (26%) and Year 12 (23%).

Year 10 29.9% Year 9 or below 22.5% Year 12 20.5% Year 11 15.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 3.5% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This has risen slightly from 2.2% in 2011, while Certificate III or IV is now the most common qualification at 28.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.5% ▲ +58.0%

Lower than 95% 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 Warruwi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.

Certificate III / IV 28.9% Bachelor degree 14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Health at 11.8% and Education at 9.2%. Other notable fields include Architecture and building at 7.9% and Management and commerce at 6.6%.

Field of qualification

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In Warruwi, the largest group is Health at 25%, followed by Education (19%) and Architecture & building (17%).

Health 11.8% Education 9.2% Architecture & building 7.9% Management & commerce 6.6% Agriculture & environment 3.9% Society & culture 3.9% Creative arts 3.9%

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 Warruwi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722036/warruwi/topic/education