33.6% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hickeys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hickeys Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas define Hickeys Creek, where only 33.6% of residents have completed Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area relies heavily on trade-based certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have finished high school here compared to the rest of the state. Only 33.6% completed Year 12, which is 25 points below the New South Wales average; instead, the most common highest year of school reached is Year 10 at 44%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hickeys Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 45.5%.
10.1% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Hickeys Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Hickeys Creek are largely practical, with Architecture and Building being the most common field of study at 15.6%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3km, though it is much smaller than most areas with an average size of 34 students. This school's advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
34
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
838
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hickeys Creek
1 school — 34 students, average ICSEA 838.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Willawarrin Public School, Willawarrin | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 34 | 838 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hickeys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11906/hickeys-creek/topic/education