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Alice Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Alice Creek

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Alice Creek, where 38.5% of adults hold one. While some residents have high-level degrees, the area has a much lower rate of high school completion than the rest of the country.

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📍 Alice Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

13.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alice Creek — lower than 54% of areas.

Alice Creek13.6%
4610, QLD 11.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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34.9% —

Lower than 77% 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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Alice Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (42%), with Year 11 at 17%.

Year 12 34.9% Year 10 34.9% Year 11 14.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.6% of the population. This is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.6% —

Lower than 54% 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 Alice Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Postgraduate degree is next at 19%.

Certificate III / IV 38.5% Postgraduate degree 11.5% Bachelor degree 11.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 30.8%, followed by health at 23.1%.

Field of qualification

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In Alice Creek, the largest group is Engineering & related at 33%, followed by Health (25%) and Society & culture (17%).

Engineering & related 30.8% Health 23.1% Society & culture 15.4% Agriculture & environment 11.5% Management & commerce 11.5%

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 than 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 Alice 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 Alice Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30033/alice-creek/topic/education