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Education & Qualifications in Flaggy Creek

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

Over half of qualified adults in Flaggy Creek hold a Certificate III or IV, making it an area where trade and vocational training are far more common than university degrees. Only 39.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This reflects a local profile focused heavily on practical skills rather than higher academic schooling.

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

9.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Flaggy Creek — lower than 75% of areas.

Flaggy Creek9.0%
3875, VIC 13.7%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure, with only 39.8% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. Around 25.3% of the population left school at Year 10, and 14.5% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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39.8% —

Lower than 64% 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 Flaggy Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 39.8% Year 10 25.3% Year 11 20.5% Year 9 or below 14.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are much lower than in most areas, with only 9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.0% —

Lower than 75% 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 Flaggy Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 50.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 24.5% Bachelor degree 9.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by creative arts at 15.1% and engineering or building at 13.2% each.

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No single group dominates in Flaggy Creek — Management & commerce leads at 23%, ahead of Creative arts (15%) and Engineering & related (13%).

Management & commerce 22.6% Creative arts 15.1% Engineering & related 13.2% Architecture & building 13.2% Health 11.3% Education 9.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.5% Society & culture 5.7%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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).

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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 Flaggy Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20926/flaggy-creek/topic/education