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Education & Qualifications in Dirty Creek

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

Fewer people hold university degrees in Dirty Creek compared to most similar areas. While more than half of the population finished high school, only 8.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.

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

8.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dirty Creek — lower than 75% of areas.

Dirty Creek8.9%
2456, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 54.7% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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54.7% —

Higher than 72% 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 Dirty Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 26%.

Year 12 54.7% Year 10 26.7% Year 9 or below 16.0% Year 11 4.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade certificates are common, with 44.7% of the highest qualifications being a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with a bachelor degree is far below the state and national averages.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% —

Lower than 75% 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 Dirty Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.

Certificate III / IV 44.7% Bachelor degree 18.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are varied, with Engineering and related fields being the most common at 21.1%, followed by Health and Management and commerce at 13.2% each.

Field of qualification

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In Dirty Creek, the largest group is Engineering & related at 32%, followed by Health (20%) and Management & commerce (20%).

Engineering & related 21.1% Health 13.2% Management & commerce 13.2% Architecture & building 10.5% Creative arts 7.9%

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 Dirty 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 Dirty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11263/dirty-creek/topic/education