26.5% ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarrawonga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarrawonga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Yarrawonga have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 26.5% of people completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This pattern is reflected in the qualifications of the workforce, where university degrees are quite rare.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 26.5% of residents doing so. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 33.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarrawonga, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much lower than in most areas, with only 6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.4% of residents.
6.0% ▲ +125.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Yarrawonga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 23.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 12.7% and Management and Commerce at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the center, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrawonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14504/yarrawonga/topic/education