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Breakfast Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Breakfast Creek

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

A gap of 20 percentage points separates Breakfast Creek from the state average for university degrees. This is a place where far fewer adults hold a bachelor degree or higher than the national figure, reflecting a workforce more focused on practical and trade-based skills.

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

7.7% ▼ -44.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Breakfast Creek — lower than 79% of areas.

Breakfast Creek7.7%
2849, NSW 13.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 54.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still well below the state and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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54.8% ▲ +68.0%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Breakfast Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 54.8% Year 10 26.2% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.7% ▼ -44.7%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality 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 Breakfast Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3% Bachelor degree 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 20%, followed by management and commerce at 16.7%.

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In Breakfast Creek, the largest group is Engineering & related at 33%, followed by Management & commerce (28%) and Society & culture (22%).

Engineering & related 20.0% Management & commerce 16.7% Society & culture 13.3% Architecture & building 10.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of the area, a situation more common than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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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 Breakfast Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10553/breakfast-creek/topic/education