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Education & Qualifications in Nyrang Creek

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

A massive gap exists between high-level degrees and basic schooling in Nyrang Creek. While nearly half of adults hold a university degree, only 38.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 Nyrang Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

46.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nyrang Creek — higher than 97% of areas.

Nyrang Creek46.2%
2804, NSW 13.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 38.5%, which is far below both the state and national figures by 20 percentage points. This is lower than most similar areas.

Highest year of school

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In Nyrang Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 33%.

Year 12 38.5% Year 10 19.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

In contrast, 46.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and far above the national figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In Nyrang Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (33%) and Postgraduate degree (22%).

Bachelor degree 42.1% Certificate III / IV 31.6% Postgraduate degree 21.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 26%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (21%).

Field of qualification

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In Nyrang Creek, the largest group is Health at 31%, followed by Natural & physical sciences (25%) and Agriculture & environment (25%).

Health 26.3% Natural & physical sciences 21.1% Agriculture & environment 21.1% Management & commerce 15.8%

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).

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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 Nyrang Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13062/nyrang-creek/topic/education