65.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Creek Junction · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion rates define the educational landscape in Creek Junction, where 65.4% of residents finished Year 12. While schooling levels are well above the national figure, there is a striking lack of university degrees in the area.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, reaching 65.4%. This is well above both the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
65.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Creek Junction, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 11 is next at 23%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, most people hold trade or technical certificates, with 45% having a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Creek Junction, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.
What people studied.
Qualifications are largely focused on practical fields, with 25% of the community studying agriculture and environment and 15% focusing on society and culture.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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 Creek Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20667/creek-junction/topic/education