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Ruby Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Ruby Creek

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

A gap of 38 percentage points separates Ruby Creek from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Very few residents here have finished high school or gone on to university, with the typical person finishing their formal schooling around Year 10.

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

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ruby Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

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4380 crosses QLD/NSW 13.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 20.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. Most people in the area reached Year 10 (41.4%) or Year 11 (17.2%) as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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Lower than 97% 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 Ruby Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 10 41.4% Year 12 20.7% Year 11 17.2% Year 9 or below 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (41.9%) and diplomas (25.8%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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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 Ruby Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 38%.

Certificate III / IV 41.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.

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In Ruby Creek, Management & commerce is the majority at 56%; Engineering & related is next at 44%.

Management & commerce 16.1% Engineering & related 12.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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).

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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 Ruby Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13451/ruby-creek/topic/education