21.2% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Damper Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Damper Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap exists between Damper Creek and the rest of the country in terms of formal schooling. Only 21.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with no one in the area holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people in the area left school after Year 10, with 54.5% reaching that level. This contributes to the local Year 12 completion rate being far below both Queensland and the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Damper Creek, Year 10 is the majority at 58%; Year 12 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Damper Creek hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 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 Damper Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 88%, ahead of Society & culture (38%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary school, which is government-run. This school is much smaller than most, with a typical size of 76 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Damper Creek
1 school — 76 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Cardwell State School, Cardwell | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 76 | 932 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Damper Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30803/damper-creek/topic/education