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Toms Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Toms Creek

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

A gap of 46 percentage points separates Toms Creek from the state and national average for Year 12 completions. While only 12.9% of residents finished high school, over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, creating a stark split in education levels for the area.

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📍 Toms Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

25.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Toms Creek — higher than 79% of areas.

Toms Creek25.8%
2446, NSW 12.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is very low here, with just 12.9% of people finishing Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Instead, 32.3% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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12.9% —

Lower than 99% 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 Toms Creek, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 12 (19%).

Year 9 or below 32.3% Year 10 22.6% Year 12 12.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite low high school completion, 25.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.8% —

Higher than 79% 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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Toms Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).

Bachelor degree 61.5% Certificate III / IV 61.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 23%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Toms Creek, Management & commerce is the majority at 100%.

Management & commerce 23.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Toms Creek, making it smaller 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 Toms 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 Toms Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13916/toms-creek/topic/education