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Education & Qualifications in Wombat Creek

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

Few changes have been seen in the schooling patterns of Wombat Creek over the last decade. The area is marked by a significant gap in high school completion, with only 40% of residents finishing Year 12.

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📍 Wombat Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

16.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wombat Creek — higher than 58% of areas.

Wombat Creek16.7%
3888, VIC 12.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 61.8%. In this area, 24% of people stopped at Year 10 and 16% at Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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 Wombat Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (17%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 24.0% Year 11 16.0% Year 9 or below 12.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population. This is well below the Australian average of 26.3% and far below Victoria's 29.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.7% —

Higher than 58% 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 Wombat Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).

Certificate III / IV 37.5% Bachelor degree 25.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 19%, ahead of Management & commerce (19%).

Field of qualification

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Wombat Creek splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (50%) and Management & commerce (50%).

Engineering & related 18.8% Management & commerce 18.8%

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 common situation for 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 Wombat 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 Wombat Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22821/wombat-creek/topic/education