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Back Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Back Creek

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

Much lower school completion rates than most similar areas mark Back Creek, where only 28.6% of people finished Year 12. This gap is stark, with the figure sitting 30 points below both the state and national averages.

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📍 Back Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Back Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Back Creek0.0%
2484, NSW 17.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Finishing Year 12 is uncommon here, with 38.1% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This explains why the area falls far below New South Wales and Australian averages for secondary completion.

Highest year of school

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In Back Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (22%).

Year 10 38.1% Year 12 28.6% Year 9 or below 19.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is rare in Back Creek, where no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest rates for the country, sitting far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Back Creek, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 27.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 17%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Back Creek, Management & commerce is the majority at 100%.

Management & commerce 16.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared by about 59% of similar locations.

Schools within 3 km

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Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Back Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10129/back-creek/topic/education