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Chapter 4
Northern Territory Regional Profi les - East Arnhem Region
Table 4.29 Highest Level of Non-School Qualification by Field of Study (2006) (a) (b)
(continued)
East Arnhem Region NT Australia
No. % No. % No. %
Natural and Physical
Sciences
55 1.3 1 644 2.2 225 008 2.7
Information Technology 24 0.6 1 381 1.8 220 977 2.6
Engineering and Related
Technologies
816 20.0 12 067 15.8 1 351 119 16.2
Architecture and Building 171 4.2 3 384 4.4 457 211 5.5
Agriculture, Environmental
and Related Studies
64 1.6 2 009 2.6 169 039 2.0
Health 274 6.7 5 884 7.7 703 163 8.4
Education 322 7.9 5 499 7.2 619 099 7.4
Management
and Commerce
327 8.0 9 032 11.8 1 353 241 16.2
Society and Culture 227 5.6 6 501 8.5 745 453 8.9
Creative Arts 30 0.7 1 526 2.0 252 743 3.0
Food, Hospitality and
Personal Services
119 2.9 3 379 4.4 393 406 4.7
Other (c) 1 647 40.4 24 061 31.5 1 871 355 22.4
Total 4 076 100.0 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).
The East Arnhem region mirrored both the NT and Australia in that Engineering and
Related Technologies was its most common area of highest qualification.
Education along with Management and Commerce were among the most common
while Information Technology and Creative Arts were among the least.
East Arnhem Balance was the only sub-region where Engineering and Related
Technologies was not the most common area of qualifications. People who had
qualifications in this sub-region were more likely to have studied Education.
3.3. Education Summary
The East Arnhem region’s population has a lower level of education than that of the rest
of the NT. Education levels vary significantly across sub-regions, with areas outside major
service and employment centres having lower education levels.
Since 2001, education levels in the region have increased, which should enable the
region to be more productive and increase its engagement with the labour market.
However, there is still significant disparity between both schooling and further education
levels when compared to the NT overall.
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