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Oyster Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Oyster Creek

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

Forty-five point seven per cent of people in Oyster Creek have finished Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling here. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Overall, the area has very low levels of formal higher education compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Oyster Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

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

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4674, QLD 6.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with 45.7% of residents reaching this milestone. Around 17.1% of the population peaked at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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45.7% —

Higher than 52% 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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In Oyster Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 45.7% Year 10 17.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor's degree, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 16.7% of residents.

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 Oyster Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 43%.

Certificate III / IV 16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with a qualification, 16.7% studied engineering and related fields.

Field of qualification

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

Engineering & related 16.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area.

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 Oyster Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32244/oyster-creek/topic/education