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Meadow Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Meadow Creek

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

Far fewer people in Meadow Creek have finished high school compared to the state average. While a fair few residents hold university degrees, the area's overall schooling levels sit well below Victorian and national figures. This creates a bit of a divide between those with high-level qualifications and those who left school early.

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

21.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Meadow Creek — higher than 71% of areas.

Meadow Creek21.4%
3678, VIC 20.5%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 47.5%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. About 18.8% of people stopped after Year 10, and 10% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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47.5% —

Higher than 57% 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 Meadow Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 22%.

Year 12 47.5% Year 10 18.8% Year 9 or below 10.0% Year 11 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are relatively common here, with 21.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.4% —

Higher than 71% 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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Meadow Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (38%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.

Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate III / IV 23.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.3% Postgraduate degree 5.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with the most common being Health at 16.7% and Engineering at 15%. Agriculture and environment, as well as Education, each make up 13.3% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Meadow Creek splits fairly evenly between Health (22%) and Engineering & related (20%), with Agriculture & environment at 17%.

Health 16.7% Engineering & related 15.0% Agriculture & environment 13.3% Education 13.3% Society & culture 10.0% Creative arts 8.3%

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 places.

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 Meadow 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 Meadow Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21634/meadow-creek/topic/education