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Yarrabah · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Yarrabah

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

Far fewer people in Yarrabah have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 28.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This reflects a community with very low levels of formal qualifications across the board.

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📍 Yarrabah, Council (LGA)

Where Yarrabah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

2.7% ▲ +27.9%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrabah — lower than 99% of areas.

Yarrabah2.7%
Rest of Qld 17.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas, though it has risen 4.7 points since 2011. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, reached by 33.5% of residents.

Completed Year 12

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28.3% ▲ +20.1%

Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Yarrabah, the largest group is Year 10 at 35%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 10 33.5% Year 12 28.3% Year 11 18.9% Year 9 or below 15.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 2.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 47.5% of the group.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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2.7% ▲ +27.9%

Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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 Yarrabah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Certificate I / II is next at 14%.

Certificate III / IV 47.5% Certificate I / II 10.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.0% Bachelor degree 5.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.0%.

Schools

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

The area has one government school, which is smaller than most in similar areas but has a lower advantage score than almost anywhere else. There are 1.34 schools per 1,000 children, among the lowest for this level.

Average school ICSEA

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688

Lower than 97% of council (lga) 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 Yarrabah

1 school — 405 students, average ICSEA 688.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Combined 1
Yarrabah State School, Yarrabah Government Combined — 405 688

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 Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA37600/yarrabah/topic/education