51.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Terrace Creek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of residents in Terrace Creek have completed Year 12. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the national and state figures.
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still 7 percentage points lower than the typical Australian or New South Wales resident.
51.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Terrace Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Terrace Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification and is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Terrace Creek, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 63%; Certificate III / IV is next at 38%.
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 16%, ahead of Management & commerce (16%).
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 places.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Terrace Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13814/terrace-creek/topic/education