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Education & Qualifications in Turtons Creek

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

Only 37.5% of residents in Turtons Creek have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where school completion and higher university degrees are much less common than in most other Australian areas.

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

10.3% —

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

Turtons Creek10.3%
3960, VIC 18.3%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far below the Victorian rate, with only 37.5% finishing Year 12. About 29.2% of residents left school in Year 11, while 16.7% stopped at Year 10 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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37.5% —

Lower than 70% 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 Turtons Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (29%) and Year 10 (17%).

Year 12 37.5% Year 11 29.2% Year 10 16.7% Year 9 or below 16.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average, though a larger proportion of people hold diplomas or certificates.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.3% —

Lower 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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In Turtons Creek, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (39%) and Bachelor degree (17%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 32.0% Certificate III / IV 28.0% Bachelor degree 12.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across various fields, with the most common being society and culture at 20.0%. Engineering, health, and education each account for 16.0% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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Turtons Creek splits fairly evenly between Society & culture (25%) and Engineering & related (20%), with Health at 20%.

Society & culture 20.0% Engineering & related 16.0% Health 16.0% Education 16.0% Agriculture & environment 12.0%

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 areas in this regard.

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 Turtons Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22591/turtons-creek/topic/education