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Yarrowford · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Yarrowford

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

Only 39.1% of people in Yarrowford completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. While school completion is low, a surprisingly high number of adults hold university degrees compared to similar areas.

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Where Yarrowford sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.5% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrowford — higher than 75% of areas.

Yarrowford23.5%
2370, NSW 11.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 39.1% of residents finishing Year 12. About a quarter of the population finished Year 10, and 13.8% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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39.1% —

Lower than 66% 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 Yarrowford, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 39.1% Year 10 25.3% Year 9 or below 13.8% Year 11 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Despite low school completion rates, 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.5% —

Higher than 75% 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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Yarrowford splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (43%) and Bachelor degree (40%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 17%.

Certificate III / IV 30.6% Bachelor degree 28.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 12.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in health and society and culture, each held by 16.3% of qualified residents. Other notable fields include education at 8.2% and engineering and agriculture both at 6.1%.

Field of qualification

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Yarrowford splits fairly evenly between Health (28%) and Society & culture (28%), with Education at 14%.

Health 16.3% Society & culture 16.3% Education 8.2% Engineering & related 6.1% Agriculture & environment 6.1% Management & commerce 6.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Yarrowford, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas in this regard.

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 Yarrowford — 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 Yarrowford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14508/yarrowford/topic/education