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Education & Qualifications in Brush Creek

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

A stark gap exists between school and university success in Brush Creek. While the area has a surprisingly high rate of bachelor degrees, the proportion of people finishing high school is far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Brush Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

24.2% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brush Creek — higher than 76% of areas.

Brush Creek24.2%
4387, QLD 8.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 27.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 30.6% of people stopping at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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27.8% —

Lower than 89% 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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Brush Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 11 at 19%.

Year 10 30.6% Year 12 27.8% Year 11 13.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite the low high school completion rate, 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.2% —

Higher than 76% 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 Brush Creek, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 47%, followed by Graduate diploma / certificate (27%) and Bachelor degree (27%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 46.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 26.7% Bachelor degree 26.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 40%, ahead of Health (40%).

Field of qualification

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Brush Creek splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (30%) and Health (30%), with Society & culture at 25%.

Engineering & related 40.0% Health 40.0% Society & culture 33.3% Education 20.0%

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 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 Brush 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 Brush Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30397/brush-creek/topic/education