34.7% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crystal Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crystal Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Crystal Creek, though Year 12 completion remains low. While 18% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 34.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages at 34.7%, a result much lower than most similar areas. Roughly 34.2% of residents finished Year 10, while 12.1% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Crystal Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of residents.
18.0% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Crystal Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of qualification at 16.2%, followed by engineering at 14.1% and health at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17.54 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The three schools within 3km are mostly government-run primary schools, though the average school size of 69 is much lower than in most other areas.
17.54
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
69
Lower than 80% 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 Crystal Creek
3 schools — 208 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 80 | 939 |
| Chillingham Public School, Chillingham | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 35 | 1,005 |
| Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School, Eungella | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 93 | 1,028 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crystal Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11139/crystal-creek/topic/education