57.4% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Christmas Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Christmas Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Zero adults in Christmas Creek hold a bachelor's degree or higher, placing the area among the lowest for university qualifications in the country. While 57.4% of residents have completed Year 12, the community relies more heavily on vocational training than higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, or 57.4%, have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Queensland figure of 57.1% and just a little below the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Christmas Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational certificates are common, with 57.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. In contrast, the 0.0% bachelor degree rate is far below the Queensland (21.9%) and Australian (26.3%) figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Christmas Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 79%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are concentrated in practical fields, with 23.1% in agriculture and environment, while engineering and education each account for 15.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are very small, averaging just 15 students, though they have a school advantage score higher than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Christmas Creek
2 schools — 30 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Hillview State School, Hillview | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 8 | 1,045 |
| Darlington State School, Darlington | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 22 | 1,023 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Christmas Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30605/christmas-creek/topic/education