18.6% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hamilton Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hamilton Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling and degrees mark Hamilton Creek, where only 18.6% of people have finished Year 12. This is among the lowest rates for this level in the region, leaving the area far below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 18.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is 38 points lower than the Queensland average. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 27.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hamilton Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (27%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average. This is much lower than most similar areas.
5.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hamilton Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (50%) and Certificate III / IV (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20%, followed by education at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, though they are smaller than most areas. The average school advantage score here is among the lowest at this level.
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).
177
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
853
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hamilton Creek
2 schools — 353 students, average ICSEA 853.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Mount Morgan Central State School, Mount Morgan | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 123 | 822 |
| Mount Morgan State High School, Mount Morgan | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 230 | 869 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hamilton Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31290/hamilton-creek/topic/education