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Education & Qualifications in Sutherlands Creek

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

Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Sutherlands Creek, where 62.5% of residents have completed Year 12. This creates a well-qualified local profile that sits well above the national average for school completion.

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

28.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sutherlands Creek — higher than 83% of areas.

Sutherlands Creek28.2%
3331, VIC 15.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 62.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is about the same as the Victorian figure and well above the Australian average.

Completed Year 12

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62.5% —

Higher than 83% 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 Sutherlands Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 15%.

Year 12 62.5% Year 11 14.4% Year 10 12.5% Year 9 or below 6.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.2% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.2% —

Higher than 83% 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 Sutherlands Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Certificate III / IV 31.9% Bachelor degree 26.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.6% Postgraduate degree 8.3% Graduate diploma / certificate 8.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25%, followed by engineering and related fields at 22.2%.

Field of qualification

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Sutherlands Creek splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (30%) and Engineering & related (27%), with Creative arts at 13%.

Management & commerce 25.0% Engineering & related 22.2% Creative arts 11.1% Society & culture 6.9% Education 5.6% Architecture & building 4.2% Agriculture & environment 4.2% Health 4.2%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller 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 Sutherlands 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 Sutherlands Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22401/sutherlands-creek/topic/education