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Education & Qualifications in Kangaroo Creek

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

Only 41% of residents in Kangaroo Creek have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of secondary school completion is a defining feature of the area's education profile, contributing to a lower proportion of adults with university degrees compared to most of the country.

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

11.5% ▼ -3.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kangaroo Creek — lower than 64% of areas.

Kangaroo Creek11.5%
2460, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 41%, which is 18 percentage points lower than both the state and national figures. Many residents stopped their formal schooling earlier, with 39.8% finishing at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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41.0% ▲ +12.7%

Lower than 61% 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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Kangaroo Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 12 41.0% Year 10 39.8% Year 9 or below 15.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. Instead, a quarter of qualified residents hold an advanced diploma or diploma.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 64% 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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Kangaroo Creek splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Bachelor degree at 26%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 26.5% Certificate III / IV 24.5% Bachelor degree 20.4% Certificate I / II 8.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are health at 18.4% and management and commerce at 16.3%. Engineering and society and culture both account for 12.2% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Kangaroo Creek splits fairly evenly between Health (23%) and Management & commerce (20%), with Engineering & related at 15%.

Health 18.4% Management & commerce 16.3% Engineering & related 12.2% Society & culture 12.2% Architecture & building 8.2% Agriculture & environment 8.2% Natural & physical sciences 6.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, a situation more common than in 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 Kangaroo 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 Kangaroo Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12067/kangaroo-creek/topic/education