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Education & Qualifications in Strath Creek

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

A gap of 28 percentage points separates Strath Creek from the Victorian average in Year 12 completion. Only 33.7% of residents finished their final year of high school, which is far below the national figure. This trend of lower formal schooling is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than across the rest of the country.

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📍 Strath Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

14.8% ▲ +3.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Strath Creek — higher than 50% of areas.

Strath Creek14.8%
3658, VIC 11.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 33.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the 61.8% seen in Victoria. Other common highest years of schooling include Year 10 at 14% and Year 9 or below at 9.8%.

Completed Year 12

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33.7% ▼ -19.6%

Lower than 80% 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 Strath Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 33.7% Year 10 14.0% Year 9 or below 9.8% Year 11 8.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications held are Certificate III or IV (17.2%) and Advanced diplomas or diplomas (14.8%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.8% ▲ +3.1%

Higher than 50% 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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Strath Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%), with Bachelor degree at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 17.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.8% Bachelor degree 9.4% Postgraduate degree 7.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.3% Certificate I / II 2.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 10.2%, followed by engineering, health, and agriculture and environment, which each account for 8.6%.

Field of qualification

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Strath Creek splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (21%) and Engineering & related (18%), with Agriculture & environment at 18%.

Management & commerce 10.2% Engineering & related 8.6% Agriculture & environment 8.6% Health 8.6% Society & culture 3.9% Natural & physical sciences 3.1% Architecture & building 3.1% Education 2.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number 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 Strath 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 Strath Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22370/strath-creek/topic/education