CensusAtlas

Browns Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Browns Creek

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

A high proportion of adults in Browns Creek hold a university degree or a trade certificate, though school completion rates are lower than the national average. While 20.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only half of the population has completed Year 12.

Open map →
📍 Browns Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

20.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Browns Creek — higher than 68% of areas.

Browns Creek20.2%
2799, NSW 11.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 50.0% of people here finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly a quarter of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

50.0% —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Browns Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 26.7% Year 9 or below 10.0% Year 11 3.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Qualifications are higher than in most similar areas, with 20.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 31.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

20.2% —

Higher than 68% 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

View on map →

In Browns Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 31.9% Bachelor degree 21.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.1% Postgraduate degree 5.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by Society and Culture at 17.4% and Management and Commerce at 13.0%.

Field of qualification

View on map →

Browns Creek splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (25%) and Society & culture (24%), with Management & commerce at 18%.

Engineering & related 18.8% Society & culture 17.4% Management & commerce 13.0% Agriculture & environment 7.2% Health 5.8% Education 5.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.8%

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 smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

0

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).

Schools in and around Browns Creek — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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).

More for Browns Creek

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Browns Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10607/browns-creek/topic/education