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Education & Qualifications in Slaty Creek

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

Year 12 completion is the most common level of schooling for Slaty Creek, where 44.8% of residents finished their final school year. While a fifth of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, overall school completion rates are far below the state and national figures.

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

20.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Slaty Creek — higher than 69% of areas.

Slaty Creek20.7%
3477, VIC 12.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 44.8%, completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% figure for Victoria. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 24.1% and Year 11 at 17.2%.

Completed Year 12

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44.8% —

Higher than 50% 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 Slaty Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 44.8% Year 10 24.1% Year 11 17.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.7% —

Higher than 69% 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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Slaty Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (33%), with Certificate III / IV at 33%.

Bachelor degree 33.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 33.3% Certificate III / IV 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 17%, ahead of Health (17%).

Field of qualification

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Slaty Creek splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (50%) and Health (50%).

Agriculture & environment 16.7% Health 16.7%

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 Slaty 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 Slaty Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22292/slaty-creek/topic/education