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Doctor Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Doctor Creek

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

Far fewer people have finished high school in Doctor Creek compared to most other areas. Only 29.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that sits far below the national average.

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📍 Doctor Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Doctor Creek — lower than 99% of areas.

Doctor Creek0.0%
4352, QLD 19.7%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%. Roughly equal numbers of residents stopped their schooling at Year 12, Year 10, or Year 9 and below.

Completed Year 12

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29.6% —

Lower than 87% 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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Doctor Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (33%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 33%.

Year 12 29.6% Year 10 29.6% Year 9 or below 29.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels seen across similar areas and is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% 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 Doctor Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 20%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Doctor Creek, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Engineering & related 20.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is 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).

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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 Doctor Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30859/doctor-creek/topic/education