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Education & Qualifications in Fortis Creek

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

A gap of 42 percentage points separates Fortis Creek from the state average for Year 12 completion. Only 16.7% of people here finished school, reflecting a community where very few residents hold higher education degrees.

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📍 Fortis Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fortis Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

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2460, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 16.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is among the lowest levels for this area, with a quarter of people finishing at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 99% 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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Fortis Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 9 or below (35%), with Year 12 at 26%.

Year 10 25.0% Year 9 or below 22.2% Year 12 16.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of adults.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Fortis Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are architecture and building at 20%, followed by engineering and management at 15% each.

Field of qualification

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In Fortis Creek, the largest group is Architecture & building at 40%, followed by Engineering & related (30%) and Management & commerce (30%).

Architecture & building 20.0% Engineering & related 15.0% Management & commerce 15.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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 Fortis 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 Fortis Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11554/fortis-creek/topic/education