62.7% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yathella · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape the local workforce in Yathella. More than 62% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational base is reflected in the high proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than in most similar areas. About 62.7% of people completed Year 12, a result that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
62.7% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Yathella, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 32.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national average by 6.6 percentage points, with 31.6% of residents holding a bachelor degree specifically.
32.8% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Yathella, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 19.4%. Management and commerce follow at 17.3%, while engineering and society and culture both sit at 9.2%.
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 locations.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yathella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14513/yathella/topic/education