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Mooral Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Mooral Creek

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

A small number of residents have finished high school in Mooral Creek, with only 29.9% completing Year 12. This low level of formal schooling is consistent with a small number of adults holding higher degrees, making it an area with fewer formal qualifications than most of the country.

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

8.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mooral Creek — lower than 77% of areas.

Mooral Creek8.2%
2429, NSW 11.8%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 29.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 29.9% of residents finished Year 10, while 12.6% left school at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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29.9% —

Lower than 87% 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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Mooral Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.

Year 12 29.9% Year 10 29.9% Year 9 or below 12.6% Year 11 8.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 8.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.7% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.2% —

Lower than 77% 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 Mooral Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 26.7% Bachelor degree 11.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 16.7%. Education, Health, and Management and Commerce each account for about 8% to 10% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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In Mooral Creek, the largest group is Engineering & related at 27%, followed by Education (16%) and Health (14%).

Engineering & related 16.7% Education 10.0% Health 8.3% Management & commerce 8.3% Agriculture & environment 6.7% Society & culture 6.7% Architecture & building 5.0%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Mooral 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 Mooral Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12718/mooral-creek/topic/education