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Pound Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Pound Creek

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

A lack of local schooling means residents in Pound Creek must travel elsewhere for education. While many adults have a level of schooling higher than in similar areas, the community generally falls well below Victorian and national benchmarks for year 12 and university completion.

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

19.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pound Creek — higher than 67% of areas.

Pound Creek19.8%
3996, VIC 25.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents, 51.5%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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51.5% —

Higher than 65% 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 Pound Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 51.5% Year 10 22.2% Year 11 16.2% Year 9 or below 4.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 19.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Victorian average of 29.2%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 27.4% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.8% —

Higher than 67% 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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Pound Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 27.4% Bachelor degree 24.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Postgraduate degree 4.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Pound Creek are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management & Commerce both being the most common at 16.1% each.

Field of qualification

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Pound Creek splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (19%) and Management & commerce (19%), with Society & culture at 15%.

Engineering & related 16.1% Management & commerce 16.1% Society & culture 12.9% Architecture & building 11.3% Education 11.3% Natural & physical sciences 8.1% Health 8.1%

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).

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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 Pound Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22114/pound-creek/topic/education