41.5% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crabbes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crabbes Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Crabbes Creek have stayed relatively stable, though they remain quite low compared to the rest of the state. Only 41.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national average of 58.8%. The most common highest year of schooling for residents is Year 12 at 41.5%, followed by Year 10 at 33.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crabbes Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 14% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent, held by 29.5% of residents.
14.0% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Crabbes Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are architecture and building at 11.5%, followed by engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Crabbes Creek has much more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size of 65 students is much lower than usual. Both of the primary schools within 3km are government-run.
21.28
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crabbes Creek
2 schools — 130 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Crabbes Creek Public School, Crabbes Creek | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 37 | 985 |
| Burringbar Public School, Burringbar | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 93 | 992 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crabbes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11102/crabbes-creek/topic/education