45.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deep Creek · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few adults in Deep Creek hold university degrees, with 0% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The area relies more on vocational training and school-level education to support its local workforce.
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, at 45.5%. This is far below the Australian average of 58.8% and well below the South Australian figure.
45.5% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deep Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 11 (40%), with Year 10 at 20%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, with 0% of adults holding a bachelor degree. Instead, 36.4% of the population holds an advanced diploma or diploma.
0.0% —
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).
In Deep Creek, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 67%; Certificate III / IV is next at 33%.
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are agriculture and environment at 27.3% and education at 13.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deep Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40358/deep-creek/topic/education