60.6% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barkers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barkers Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified adults shape the daily life of Barkers Creek, where over a third of the population holds a university degree. This academic strength is reflected in a community where school completion rates are much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barkers Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well educated, with 33.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
33.8% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Barkers Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Barkers Creek are spread across various fields, led by Health at 15.8%, followed by Engineering and Society and Culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Five primary schools are located within 3 km, providing a much higher average school advantage score than most similar areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
129
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barkers Creek
5 schools — 647 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5
| Harcourt Valley Primary School, Harcourt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 73 | 1,015 |
| Castlemaine North Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 278 | 1,117 |
| St Mary's School, Castlemaine | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 64 | 1,033 |
| Castlemaine Primary School, Castlemaine | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 178 | 1,054 |
| Chewton Primary School, Chewton | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 54 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barkers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20141/barkers-creek/topic/education