48.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dixons Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dixons Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold university degrees in Dixons Creek than in most similar areas. While nearly half of residents have finished Year 12, a strong quarter of the population holds a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dixons Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 11 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 24.4% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.4% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Dixons Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with the most common being engineering and related studies at 13.6% and management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools but has a school advantage score that is much higher 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).
67
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dixons Creek
1 school — 67 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Chum Creek Primary School, Chum Creek | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 67 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dixons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20762/dixons-creek/topic/education