55.6% —
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrabilba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yarrabilba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of adults in Yarrabilba hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have completed their basic training, the community has a much lower rate of university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 55.6%, have completed Year 12. This is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrabilba, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
11.1% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Yarrabilba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yarrabilba has five schools with 3,368 total enrolments, which is larger than about 84% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.34
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
3,368
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
674
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarrabilba
6 schools — 3,618 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| South Rock State School, Yarrabilba | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 496 | 957 |
| Yarrabilba State Secondary College, Yarrabilba | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,090 | 952 |
| San Damiano College, Yarrabilba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 396 | 1,002 |
| Yarrabilba State School, Yarrabilba | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 857 | 942 |
| Cedar Creek State School, Cedar Creek | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 250 | 966 |
| St Clare's Primary School, Yarrabilba | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 529 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrabilba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311041571/yarrabilba/topic/education