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Sulphur Creek · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Sulphur Creek

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

A sharp rise in higher education has changed the local skill set in Sulphur Creek (L). While 36% of people have finished Year 12, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped significantly to 18.7% over the last decade.

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📍 Sulphur Creek, Urban Centre

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

18.7% ▲ +851.6%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Sulphur Creek — higher than 78% of areas.

Sulphur Creek18.7%
7316, TAS 16.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates rose 20 points since 2011 to reach 36%, though this is still far below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1%. The most common highest year of school completed here is Year 10, at 40.1%.

Completed Year 12

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36.0% ▲ +126.9%

Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Sulphur Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 11%.

Year 10 40.1% Year 12 36.0% Year 9 or below 10.4% Year 11 9.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are becoming more common, with 18.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.1% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.7% ▲ +851.6%

Higher than 78% of urban centre 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 Sulphur Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Certificate III / IV 40.1% Bachelor degree 24.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.0% Certificate I / II 3.8% Postgraduate degree 3.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related subjects at 18.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.7% and Health at 14.8%.

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 Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621029/sulphur-creek/topic/education