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Sisters Creek · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Sisters Creek

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

Only 21.6% of people in Sisters Creek have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in high school completion is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state.

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

9.1% ▼ -17.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sisters Creek — lower than 74% of areas.

Sisters Creek9.1%
7325, TAS 13.2%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The typical resident has reached Year 10, with 40% of people finishing at that level. Only 21.6% finished Year 12, a result that is far below the 47.1% seen across Tasmania.

Completed Year 12

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21.6% ▼ -15.2%

Lower than 96% 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 Sisters Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (25%) and Year 9 or below (19%).

Year 10 40.0% Year 12 21.6% Year 9 or below 16.0% Year 11 7.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Just 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of the community (47.9%) hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.1% ▼ -17.2%

Lower than 74% 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 Sisters Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 47.9% Bachelor degree 16.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Agriculture and Environment, each accounting for 14.1% of the total.

Field of qualification

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Sisters Creek splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (24%) and Agriculture & environment (24%), with Management & commerce at 14%.

Engineering & related 14.1% Agriculture & environment 14.1% Management & commerce 8.5% Society & culture 7.0% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.0% Health 4.2% Education 4.2%

Schools

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

The area is served by one government primary school, which is around the middle for its size and advantage score compared to similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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1

Lower than 57% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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981

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Sisters Creek

1 school — 234 students, average ICSEA 981.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Boat Harbour Primary School, Boat Harbour Government Primary 6.9 km 234 981

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sisters Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60604/sisters-creek/topic/education