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Education & Qualifications in Spicers Creek

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

A gap of 18 percentage points separates Spicers Creek from the New South Wales average for university degrees, despite a strong school completion rate. While 63.6% of residents finished Year 12, far more than the national figure of 58.8%, fewer adults here hold high-level qualifications.

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📍 Spicers Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

10.2% ▲ +63.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Spicers Creek — lower than 70% of areas.

Spicers Creek10.2%
2820, NSW 9.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Finishing high school is common in Spicers Creek, where 63.6% of people completed Year 12. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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63.6% ▲ +257.6%

Higher than 85% 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 Spicers Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 63.6% Year 10 18.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 10.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 23.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.2% ▲ +63.0%

Lower than 70% 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 Spicers Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).

Certificate III / IV 23.3% Bachelor degree 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are often linked to the land, with 20.0% of degrees or certificates in agriculture and environment. Education and management are also common fields of study.

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In Spicers Creek, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 46%, followed by Education (31%) and Management & commerce (23%).

Agriculture & environment 20.0% Education 13.3% Management & commerce 10.0%

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).

Schools in and around Spicers 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 Spicers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13624/spicers-creek/topic/education