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Education & Qualifications in Thanes Creek

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

Far fewer people in Thanes Creek have finished high school than the national average, with only 44% completing Year 12. This suggests a local trend toward leaving school early, and there are no schools within 3km of the area.

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

10.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thanes Creek — lower than 69% of areas.

Thanes Creek10.3%
4370, QLD 11.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 34% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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44.0% —

Lower than 53% 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 Thanes Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 12 44.0% Year 10 34.0% Year 9 or below 16.0% Year 11 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 10.3%, which is much lower than the 26.3% seen across Australia. This is also far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.3% —

Lower than 69% 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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Thanes Creek splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (38%) and Certificate III / IV (38%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.

Bachelor degree 22.2% Certificate III / IV 22.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 22.2% studied education, while 11.1% each focused on engineering, health, or management and commerce.

Field of qualification

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In Thanes Creek, the largest group is Education at 40%, followed by Engineering & related (20%) and Health (20%).

Education 22.2% Engineering & related 11.1% Health 11.1% Management & commerce 11.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3km of Thanes Creek, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar areas.

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).

Schools in and around Thanes Creek — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Thanes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32780/thanes-creek/topic/education