Punchs Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Punchs Creek

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

Far fewer residents have completed high school or university in Punchs Creek than in most similar areas. Only 23.3% of people finished Year 12, and just 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Punchs Creek, Suburb / Locality

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

10.0%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Punchs Creek — lower than 71% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Punchs Creek10.0%
4357, QLD 9.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is much lower than the state and national figures, with only 23.3% of residents finishing Year 12. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 30%.

23.3%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.2%
  • 2021: 23.3%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Punchs Creek, Year 10 is the majority at 56%; Year 12 is next at 44%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a university degree are far fewer here than in Queensland or across Australia, with only 10% holding a bachelor degree or higher.

10.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 10.0%

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 Punchs Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Education at 22%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Punchs Creek, Education is the majority at 100%.

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.

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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 Punchs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32372/punchs-creek/topic/education