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Education & Qualifications in Mountain Creek

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

Higher education shapes the professional life of Mountain Creek, where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While the area has a strong proportion of university graduates, it sees far fewer residents finishing Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.

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

23.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mountain Creek — higher than 75% of areas.

Mountain Creek23.5%
2644, NSW 13.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 45.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 22.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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45.8% —

Higher than 52% 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 Mountain Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 31%.

Year 12 45.8% Year 10 22.9% Year 11 6.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.5% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.5% —

Higher than 75% 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 Mountain Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).

Bachelor degree 30.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.0% Certificate III / IV 12.5% Certificate I / II 7.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Degrees in agriculture and environment are the most common at 25.0%, followed by health at 22.5% and education at 10.0%.

Field of qualification

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Mountain Creek splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (38%) and Health (35%), with Education at 15%.

Agriculture & environment 25.0% Health 22.5% Education 10.0% Society & culture 7.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12816/mountain-creek/topic/education