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Reserve Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Reserve Creek

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

A far lower share of people in Reserve Creek finished Year 12 compared to the state or national average. Only 36.5% of residents completed their final year of school, which is 22 percentage points below the New South Wales and Australian figures.

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

15.6% ▲ +1.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reserve Creek — higher than 54% of areas.

Reserve Creek15.6%
2484, NSW 17.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the state and national average. Instead, nearly 30% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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36.5% ▲ +2.0%

Lower than 73% 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 Reserve Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 12 36.5% Year 10 29.5% Year 9 or below 16.0% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.4% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.6% ▲ +1.6%

Higher than 54% 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 Reserve Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).

Certificate III / IV 32.4% Bachelor degree 19.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.7% Postgraduate degree 4.9% Certificate I / II 3.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are health and society and culture, both at 12.7%, followed by engineering at 11.8%.

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 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).

Schools in and around Reserve 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 Reserve Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13367/reserve-creek/topic/education