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Education & Qualifications in Twelve Mile Creek

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

Roughly 30% of people in Twelve Mile Creek left school in Year 9 or below. This is a community where very few residents have finished high school or earned a university degree, making it much lower than the state and national figures.

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Where Twelve Mile Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Twelve Mile Creek — lower than 88% of areas.

Twelve Mile Creek5.3%
2324, NSW 10.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 19.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 29% of residents finished Year 10, while 30.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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19.1% —

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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Twelve Mile Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (36%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 12 at 22%.

Year 9 or below 30.5% Year 10 29.0% Year 12 19.1% Year 11 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Very few adults hold a bachelor degree or higher at 5.3%, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.4% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.3% —

Lower than 88% 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 Twelve Mile Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 74%; Bachelor degree is next at 11%.

Certificate III / IV 39.4% Bachelor degree 5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 4.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering at 21.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.9% and Architecture and building at 11.3%.

Field of qualification

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In Twelve Mile Creek, the largest group is Engineering & related at 32%, followed by Management & commerce (26%) and Architecture & building (17%).

Engineering & related 21.1% Management & commerce 16.9% Architecture & building 11.3% Health 7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 5.6% Society & culture 4.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for educational 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 Twelve Mile 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 Twelve Mile Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14006/twelve-mile-creek/topic/education