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Education & Qualifications in Brushy Creek

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

Over 31% of adults in Brushy Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While university qualifications are common, the area has a lower proportion of people who finished high school compared to the state and national figures.

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

31.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brushy Creek — higher than 87% of areas.

Brushy Creek31.3%
2365, NSW 14.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents, or 53.6%, completed Year 12. This is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit around 59%.

Highest year of school

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In Brushy Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 35%.

Year 12 53.6% Year 10 28.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A typical resident is more likely to have a university degree here than in most other areas. At 31.3%, the rate of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well above the national figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Brushy Creek, Bachelor degree is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.

Bachelor degree 50.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Certificate III / IV 15.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Brushy Creek are spread across a few main areas, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 25%, followed by education and management at 20% each.

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In Brushy Creek, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 31%, followed by Education (25%) and Management & commerce (25%).

Agriculture & environment 25.0% Education 20.0% Management & commerce 20.0% Health 15.0%

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 than 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 Brushy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10620/brushy-creek/topic/education