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Education & Qualifications in Shark Creek

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

Very few people in Shark Creek have completed high school or university, placing it among the lowest areas for education. Only 22.2% of residents finished Year 12, and no adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Shark Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

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

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2463, NSW 13.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the national figure of 58.8%, with 59.3% of people reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Highest year of school

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In Shark Creek, Year 10 is the majority at 73%; Year 12 is next at 27%.

Year 10 59.3% Year 12 22.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Highest qualification level

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In Shark Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 47.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.5% Certificate I / II 17.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 24%, ahead of Engineering & related (18%).

Field of qualification

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In Shark Creek, Architecture & building is the majority at 57%; Engineering & related is next at 43%.

Architecture & building 23.5% Engineering & related 17.6%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a result that is smaller 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 Shark Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13544/shark-creek/topic/education