31.6% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Machine Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Machine Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Machine Creek have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national rates, sitting at 31.6%. The most common highest level of schooling reached by residents is Year 10, at 34.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Machine Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, 66% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
3.0% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 Machine Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 76%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 27.7%, followed by Education at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government schools, which are much smaller than those in most other areas. These schools have an average size of 80 students and a school advantage score that is much lower 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).
80
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Machine Creek
2 schools — 159 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Mount Larcom State School, Mount Larcom | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 83 | 886 |
| Ambrose State School, Ambrose | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 76 | 931 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Machine Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31723/machine-creek/topic/education