60.7% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarramalong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarramalong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 60% of residents in Yarramalong finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is a well-educated community where a quarter of adults hold a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 60.7% of people who completed Year 12 is a little above the national figure. This is significantly higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarramalong, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Australian average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 33.9% of residents.
25.7% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 Yarramalong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering, management, and commerce, each accounting for 18.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13.7 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though the average school size is very small at just 40 students.
13.70
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
40
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
886
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarramalong
2 schools — 80 students, average ICSEA 886.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| Darkinjung Barker, Yarramalong | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 43 | 809 |
| Kulnura Public School, Kulnura | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 37 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarramalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14493/yarramalong/topic/education