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Education & Qualifications in Simpsons Creek

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

Far fewer residents in Simpsons Creek have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 51.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Simpsons Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

12.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Simpsons Creek — lower than 57% of areas.

Simpsons Creek12.8%
3888, VIC 12.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About half of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but still far below the Victorian average. Around 20% of the community left school at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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51.4% —

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 Simpsons Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 51.4% Year 10 20.0% Year 11 17.1% Year 9 or below 11.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population. This is around the middle for similar areas, though it remains far below the national and state figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.8% —

Lower than 57% 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 Simpsons Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (31%).

Certificate III / IV 31.6% Bachelor degree 26.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 26.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 32%, ahead of Education (26%).

Field of qualification

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Simpsons Creek splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (25%) and Education (21%), with Architecture & building at 17%.

Engineering & related 31.6% Education 26.3% Architecture & building 21.1% Agriculture & environment 15.8% Health 15.8% Management & commerce 15.8%

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 of facilities 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).

Schools in and around Simpsons 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 Simpsons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22284/simpsons-creek/topic/education