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Education & Qualifications in Smiths Creek

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

Almost 40% of adults in Smiths Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of university education stands out, even though the area has a lower rate of Year 12 completion than most of Australia.

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

39.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Smiths Creek — higher than 92% of areas.

Smiths Creek39.5%
2474, NSW 14.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 51.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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51.2% —

Higher than 64% 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 Smiths Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 51.2% Year 10 27.9% Year 11 11.6% Year 9 or below 7.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 39.5% of adults, which is among the highest levels for similar areas and far above the Australian average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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39.5% —

Higher than 92% 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 Smiths Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).

Bachelor degree 33.3% Certificate III / IV 22.2% Postgraduate degree 13.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 19.4% and architecture and building at 16.7%.

Field of qualification

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Smiths Creek splits fairly evenly between Health (25%) and Architecture & building (21%), with Management & commerce at 18%.

Health 19.4% Architecture & building 16.7% Management & commerce 13.9% Society & culture 11.1% Natural & physical sciences 8.3% Engineering & related 8.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities 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 Smiths Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13577/smiths-creek/topic/education