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Education & Qualifications in Rocky Creek

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

A gap of 26 percentage points exists between the number of university degrees here and the national average, making Rocky Creek a place with very low formal qualifications. While half of residents finished Year 12, the area lacks higher education and local schooling options.

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

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

Rocky Creek0.0%
4357, QLD 9.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Another 36.7% of the population left school in Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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Higher than 62% 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 Rocky Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 38%.

Year 12 50.0% Year 10 36.7% Year 9 or below 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is among the lowest levels of higher education across similar areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%.

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 Rocky Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 45%.

Certificate III / IV 40.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 60%, ahead of Engineering & related (40%).

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In Rocky Creek, the largest group is Health at 47%, followed by Engineering & related (32%) and Agriculture & environment (21%).

Health 60.0% Engineering & related 40.0% Agriculture & environment 26.7%

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.

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 Rocky Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32456/rocky-creek/topic/education