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Education & Qualifications in Dales Creek

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

Far fewer people in Dales Creek have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 43.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than across Australia.

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

15.0% ▲ +18.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dales Creek — higher than 51% of areas.

Dales Creek15.0%
3341, VIC 18.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the national figure, with 43.4% of residents finishing Year 12. Another 20.5% of people in Dales Creek stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.4% ▲ +15.1%

Lower than 54% 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 Dales Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 43.4% Year 10 20.5% Year 11 18.9% Year 9 or below 11.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.0% of the population, which is far below the 29.2% seen in Victoria. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.0% ▲ +18.6%

Higher than 51% 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 Dales Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (16%).

Certificate III / IV 42.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 21.5% Bachelor degree 14.4% Postgraduate degree 7.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (17.4%), followed by Management and Commerce at 13.3%.

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 areas.

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).

Schools in and around Dales Creek — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Dales Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20701/dales-creek/topic/education