59.0% ▲ +125.2%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Riddells Creek · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Riddells Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A dramatic rise in formal learning has transformed the adult population of Riddells Creek. Since 2011, the number of people finishing Year 12 has jumped by 33 points to 59%, creating a much better-educated local community than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59% of residents have completed Year 12, which is among the highest levels for similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average, though slightly lower than the Victorian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Riddells Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are becoming much more common, with 22.9% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the typical figures for Victoria and Australia.
22.9% ▲ +583.8%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 Riddells Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional qualifications are varied, though engineering and related fields are the most common at 19.2%. Management and commerce follow at 15.6%, with society and culture making up 12% of qualifications.
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 Riddells Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215071/riddells-creek/topic/education