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Myrtle Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Myrtle Creek

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

Fewer than 10% of adults in Myrtle Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where vocational training is more common than university degrees, and the local population is far less likely to have finished Year 12 than people across Victoria.

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📍 Myrtle Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

9.8% —

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

Myrtle Creek9.8%
3551, VIC 21.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 47.4% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. Roughly one in four people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 17.5% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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47.4% —

Higher than 56% 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 Myrtle Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (18%).

Year 12 47.4% Year 10 24.6% Year 9 or below 17.5% Year 11 10.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Practical qualifications are the norm here, with 46.9% of adults holding an advanced diploma or diploma and 37.5% holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 9.8% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.8% —

Lower 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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In Myrtle Creek, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (36%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (9%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 46.9% Certificate III / IV 37.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 9.4% Bachelor degree 9.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for those qualified are management and commerce at 25%, followed by society and culture at 18.8% and engineering at 15.6%.

Field of qualification

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In Myrtle Creek, the largest group is Management & commerce at 26%, followed by Society & culture (19%) and Engineering & related (16%).

Management & commerce 25.0% Society & culture 18.8% Engineering & related 15.6% Information technology 9.4% Agriculture & environment 9.4% Education 9.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller for education access 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 Myrtle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21861/myrtle-creek/topic/education