52.4% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whiteheads Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whiteheads Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lack of local schooling means residents in Whiteheads Creek must travel for education, yet 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of higher education is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the residents, 52.4%, have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are relatively common here compared to similar areas, though the 19.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.9% of people.
19.9% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Whiteheads Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.4%.
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.
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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whiteheads Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22770/whiteheads-creek/topic/education