45.2% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nobbys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nobbys Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nobbys Creek sits around the middle of similar areas for education and qualifications. While it holds a steady position among its peers, far fewer residents have finished Year 12 or earned a university degree compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 24%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nobbys Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.1% of the population, a figure far below the state average of 27.8%. The most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.7% of residents.
15.1% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Nobbys Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 17%, followed by Health at 14% and Management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size of 210 students is lower than in most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
210
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nobbys Creek
7 schools — 1,472 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 80 | 939 |
| Dungay Public School, Dungay | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 74 | 980 |
| Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 161 | 938 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 381 | 1,039 |
| Murwillumbah Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 149 | 959 |
| Sathya Sai College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Primary | 6.6 km | 280 | 1,046 |
| Murwillumbah High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 347 | 950 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nobbys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12978/nobbys-creek/topic/education