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Education & Qualifications in Bridge Creek

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

A gap of nearly 12 percentage points separates Bridge Creek from the Victorian average for Year 12 completions. While over half the residents finished high school, the area falls well below both state and national levels for school and university qualifications.

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

16.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bridge Creek — higher than 58% of areas.

Bridge Creek16.7%
3723, VIC 19.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 51.1% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.

Completed Year 12

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51.1% —

Higher than 64% 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 Bridge Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.

Year 12 51.1% Year 9 or below 13.8% Year 11 12.8% Year 10 10.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Typical of its level, 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, though this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.7% —

Higher than 58% 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 Bridge Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (27%).

Certificate III / IV 27.0% Bachelor degree 19.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Bridge Creek are spread across several fields, with architecture and building being the most common at 12.7%, followed by education and management at 11.1% each.

Field of qualification

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Bridge Creek splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (22%) and Education (19%), with Management & commerce at 19%.

Architecture & building 12.7% Education 11.1% Management & commerce 11.1% Health 9.5% Engineering & related 7.9% Society & culture 6.3%

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 than about 59% of similar places.

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).

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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 Bridge Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20332/bridge-creek/topic/education