Chapter 4 - Department of Business

Chapter 4
Northern Territory Regional Profi les - Darwin Region
Table 4.7 Highest Level of Non-School Qualification by Field of Study (2006) (a) (b) (continued)
Litchfield Shire Palmerston-East Arm Darwin Region NT Australia
Field of Study No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Natural and
140 2.1 167 1.7 1 264 2.5 1 644 2.2 225 008 2.7
Physical Sciences
Information Technology 99 1.5 212 2.2 1 116 2.2 1 381 1.8 220 977 2.6
Engineering and
1 500 22.3 1 691 17.6 8 405 16.5 12 067 15.8 1 351 119 16.2
Related Technologies
Architecture
446 6.6 389 4.1 2 315 4.6 3 384 4.4 457 211 5.5
and Building
Agriculture,
265 3.9 191 2.0 1 251 2.5 2 009 2.6 169 039 2.0
Environmental and
Related Studies
Health 404 6.0 526 5.5 3 755 7.4 5 884 7.7 703 163 8.4
Education 403 6.0 531 5.5 3 539 7.0 5 499 7.2 619 099 7.4
Management
669 10.0 1 252 13.0 6 596 13.0 9 032 11.8 1 353 241 16.2
and Commerce
Society and Culture 436 6.5 797 8.3 4 560 9.0 6 501 8.5 745 453 8.9
Creative Arts 119 1.8 138 1.4 1 088 2.1 1 526 2.0 252 743 3.0
Food, Hospitality
269 4.0 524 5.5 2 280 4.5 3 379 4.4 393 406 4.7
and Personal Services
Other (c) 1 968 29.3 3 178 33.1 14 617 28.8 24 061 31.5 1 871 355 22.4
Total 6 718 100.0 9 596 100.0 50 786 100.0 76 367 100.0 8 361 814 100.0
Source: ABS, Special Data Request, 2008
Note/s: (a) Based on place of usual residence
(b) Population aged 15 years and over
(c) ‘Other’ includes mixed field of education, those whose qualification was not stated, those whose qualification was inadequately described,
and those with a qualification outside the scope of Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED).
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