26.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Yalgogrin · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in North Yalgogrin have remained low compared to the rest of the country, with only 26.3% of people completing Year 12. While a small group holds university degrees, the area is generally far behind state and national schooling trends.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 29.8%.
26.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Yalgogrin splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (43%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In North Yalgogrin, Bachelor degree is the majority at 55%; Certificate III / IV is next at 45%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Agriculture and Environment at 20.6% and Engineering at 17.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Yalgogrin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13029/north-yalgogrin/topic/education