57.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Creightons Creek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Creightons Creek hold a university degree or diploma compared to similar areas. While 57.4% of residents finished Year 12, this figure is well below the Victorian average. The local workforce is well qualified, with nearly a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 57.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure of 58.8%. About 19.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 11.
57.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Creightons Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 11 is next at 21%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.3% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This is slightly below the Australian average of 26.3%, with diplomas and certificates being common qualifications.
24.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Creightons Creek splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Bachelor degree at 24%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in management and commerce are the most common at 17.5%, followed closely by education at 16.5% and agriculture and environment at 14.4%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government secondary school, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 956, which is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
273
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 273 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Euroa Secondary College, Euroa | Government | Secondary | 12.6 km | 273 | 956 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Creightons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20669/creightons-creek/topic/education