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Education & Qualifications in Deep Creek

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

Only 21.5% of people in Deep Creek completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales and national averages. This makes it one of the areas with the lowest levels of school completion. The community generally holds trade certificates rather than university degrees.

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

8.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Deep Creek — lower than 76% of areas.

Deep Creek8.6%
2440, NSW 9.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Most residents left school around Year 10, which 43% of people finished. This explains why the rate of Year 12 completion is 37 percentage points lower than the state and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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21.5% —

Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Deep Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 49%, followed by Year 12 (25%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 10 43.0% Year 12 21.5% Year 9 or below 12.7% Year 11 10.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.6% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.6% —

Lower than 76% 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

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In Deep Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 42.6% Bachelor degree 14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 21.3%, followed by food and hospitality at 19.1%.

Field of qualification

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Deep Creek splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (21%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (19%), with Architecture & building at 17%.

Engineering & related 21.3% Food, hospitality & personal services 19.1% Architecture & building 17.0% Society & culture 12.8% Health 10.6% Education 6.4% Management & commerce 6.4% Creative arts 6.4%

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

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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).

Schools in and around Deep 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).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deep Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11231/deep-creek/topic/education