50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cabbage Tree Creek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Daily life in Cabbage Tree Creek is shaped by a workforce with practical skills, where only 6.5% of adults hold a university degree. This is far below the national figure, reflecting a community where vocational training is much more common than higher education.
Highest year of school completed.
Half of the residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Cabbage Tree Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical qualifications dominate here, with 47.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are far less common than in Victoria, where 29.2% of adults have one.
6.5% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Cabbage Tree Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 32%.
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are agriculture and environment at 26.5%, followed by education at 17.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 kilometres, a situation more common than in about 59% of similar areas.
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 Cabbage Tree Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20439/cabbage-tree-creek/topic/education