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Education & Qualifications in Dows Creek

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

A gap of 19 percentage points separates Dows Creek from the national average in high school completion. This area has a much lower rate of formal qualifications than most other places, with only 7% of adults holding a university degree.

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

7.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dows Creek — lower than 82% of areas.

Dows Creek7.0%
4754, QLD 8.0%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with 39.6% completing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.

Completed Year 12

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39.6% —

Lower than 64% 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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Dows Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (45%) and Year 10 (42%), with Year 11 at 10%.

Year 12 39.6% Year 10 36.9% Year 11 9.0% Year 9 or below 2.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare in Dows Creek, where only 7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are most common at 57.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.0% —

Lower than 82% 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 Dows Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 71%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.

Certificate III / IV 57.9% Bachelor degree 10.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 7.9% Certificate I / II 5.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 36.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.4%.

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In Dows Creek, the largest group is Engineering & related at 44%, followed by Management & commerce (22%) and Health (9%).

Engineering & related 36.8% Management & commerce 18.4% Health 7.9% Society & culture 7.9% Education 5.3% Architecture & building 3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 3.9%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the 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 Dows Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30874/dows-creek/topic/education