40.1% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Creswick · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Creswick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Creswick finished high school compared to the state average, though educational levels have climbed over the last decade. While only 40.1% completed Year 12, the proportion of adults with university degrees has doubled since 2011. This shift shows a growing gap between those who left school early and those with higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This is a bit of an improvement, as the number of people completing high school rose by 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Creswick, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 16.3% by 2021, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains far below the national figure of 26.3%, with many residents holding a Certificate III or IV instead.
16.3% ▲ +100.4%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Creswick, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with the most common being engineering (12.6%), society and culture (11.6%), and health (10.4%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Creswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215028/creswick/topic/education