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Education & Qualifications in Lower Bottle Creek

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

A far lower share of residents in Lower Bottle Creek have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.4% of people completed Year 12, which is 16 percentage points below the New South Wales and national figures.

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Where Lower Bottle Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Bottle Creek — lower than 53% of areas.

Lower Bottle Creek13.9%
2469, NSW 10.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 42.4%, which is around the middle for similar areas but far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 30.3% of residents instead left school after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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42.4% —

Lower than 57% 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 Lower Bottle Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 42%.

Year 12 42.4% Year 10 30.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 13.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.4% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.9% —

Lower 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 Lower Bottle Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.

Certificate III / IV 39.4% Bachelor degree 15.2% Certificate I / II 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 24.2% studied engineering and related fields. Agriculture and environment and management and commerce are also common, each at 12.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Lower Bottle Creek, the largest group is Engineering & related at 42%, followed by Agriculture & environment (21%) and Management & commerce (21%).

Engineering & related 24.2% Agriculture & environment 12.1% Management & commerce 12.1% Society & culture 9.1%

Schools

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

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

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).

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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 Lower Bottle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12412/lower-bottle-creek/topic/education