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Education & Qualifications in Yarrie Lake

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

Just 20.6% of residents in Yarrie Lake have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is an area where few people have reached the final year of high school or gone on to earn university degrees.

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Where Yarrie Lake sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

4.4% ▼ -20.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrie Lake — lower than 90% of areas.

Yarrie Lake4.4%
2388, NSW 9.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common highest level of schooling for 38.2% of people. The 20.6% who finished Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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20.6% ▼ -24.7%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Yarrie Lake, Year 10 is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 27%.

Year 10 38.2% Year 12 20.6% Year 9 or below 16.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare here, with only 4.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 20.5% of residents have a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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4.4% ▼ -20.2%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality 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 Yarrie Lake, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.

Certificate III / IV 20.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Bachelor degree 6.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are agriculture and environment and food, hospitality and personal services, both at 13.6%. Health qualifications follow at 11.4%.

Field of qualification

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Yarrie Lake splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (29%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (29%), with Health at 24%.

Agriculture & environment 13.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 13.6% Health 11.4% Engineering & related 9.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Yarrie Lake — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrie Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14506/yarrie-lake/topic/education