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Dry Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Dry Creek

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

Only 53.3% of residents in Dry Creek have finished Year 12, meaning nearly half the community left school earlier. This is a low figure compared to the rest of the state and the nation.

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

15.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dry Creek — higher than 53% of areas.

Dry Creek15.4%
2337, NSW 13.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While more people here finished Year 12 than in many similar areas, the 53.3% rate is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 26.7% of the population finished school at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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53.3% —

Higher than 69% 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 Dry Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 53.3% Year 10 26.7% Year 11 10.0% Year 9 or below 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 56.5% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.4% —

Higher than 53% 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 Dry Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 32%.

Certificate III / IV 56.5% Bachelor degree 26.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 21.7%, followed by engineering and management, both at 17.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Dry Creek, the largest group is Society & culture at 31%, followed by Engineering & related (25%) and Management & commerce (25%).

Society & culture 21.7% Engineering & related 17.4% Management & commerce 17.4% Architecture & building 13.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Daily life for students is affected by a lack of local infrastructure, as there are no schools within 3 km of the area.

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 Dry 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 Dry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11297/dry-creek/topic/education