Lindesay Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Lindesay Creek

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

Education levels in Lindesay Creek have remained very low, with no adults holding a university degree. This creates a stark contrast to the rest of the state, where university qualifications are far more common.

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📍 Lindesay Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

0.0% —
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

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

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Lindesay Creek0.0%
2476, NSW 8.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 39%, ahead of Year 12 (17%).

Highest year of school

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In Lindesay Creek, Year 10 is the majority at 54%; Year 12 is next at 23%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Not a single adult in Lindesay Creek holds a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Lindesay Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 31%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Lindesay Creek, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Schools

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

The area has one combined government school within 3 km, which is smaller than most schools elsewhere. This school also has an advantage score of 848, among the lowest for similar areas.

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).

848

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Lindesay Creek

1 school — 159 students, average ICSEA 848.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1

Schools serving Lindesay Creek, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
Woodenbong Central School, Woodenbong Government Combined 7.1 km 159 848

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 Lindesay Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12347/lindesay-creek/topic/education