48.7% ▲ +66.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Delaneys Creek · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Delaneys Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
School completion rates have climbed 19 percentage points since 2011 in Delaneys Creek (L). While nearly half of residents have now finished Year 12, the area still has far fewer university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of residents (48.7%) have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure remains far below the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Delaneys Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though the proportion rose slightly since 2011. Trade qualifications are more common, as 45.2% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.3% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Delaneys Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related topics at 19.0%, followed by management and commerce at 15.8%.
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 Delaneys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321036/delaneys-creek/topic/education