46.5% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clear Creek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 29.2% of adults in Clear Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents hold high-level degrees, only 46.5% finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This suggests a mix of residents with very high qualifications and those who left school early.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. The most common highest school year reached was Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 36.6%.
46.5% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Clear Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with a bachelor degree or higher held by 29.2% of adults. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent at 41.3%.
29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Clear Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clear Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10924/clear-creek/topic/education