58.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blakney Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blakney Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 30% of adults in Blakney Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This highly qualified adult population is reflected in the schooling data, where 58.6% of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people in the area have completed Year 12, a result that is about the same as the state and national figures. Other common outcomes include Year 10 at 17.1% and Year 11 at 11.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blakney Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is much higher than in most similar areas. This high level of education includes 28.3% with a bachelor degree and 17.4% holding a postgraduate qualification.
30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Blakney Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Postgraduate degree at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are varied, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 21.7%. Agriculture and environment (15.2%) and Management and commerce (13%) also make up significant shares.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, though it is very small with an average size of six students. The average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
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).
6
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blakney Creek
1 school — 6 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dalton Public School, Dalton | Government | Primary | 14.2 km | 6 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blakney Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10403/blakney-creek/topic/education