70.6% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yallambie · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents hold high-level qualifications here than in most similar areas. Yallambie is a well-educated community where 70.6% of people completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high, with 70.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the Victorian rate of 61.8% and far above the Australian figure.
70.6% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Yallambie, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 31.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and sits well above the national average.
31.5% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Yallambie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 31 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per child than in most areas. Local schools are typically much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
1.19
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
544
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
31 schools — 16,877 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Streeton Primary School, Yallambie | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 144 | 1,055 |
| Viewbank Primary School, Viewbank | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 656 | 1,138 |
| Watsonia Heights Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 522 | 1,104 |
| Viewbank College, Viewbank | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,427 | 1,125 |
| St Martin of Tours School, Rosanna | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 463 | 1,127 |
| Lower Plenty Primary School, Lower Plenty | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 95 | 1,093 |
| Macleod College, Macleod | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 545 | 1,073 |
| Rosanna Golf Links Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 557 | 1,133 |
| Greensborough Secondary College, Greensborough | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 591 | 1,020 |
| Montmorency Secondary College, Montmorency | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,085 | 1,083 |
| Watsonia Primary School, Watsonia | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 63 | 1,027 |
| Banyule Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 618 | 1,161 |
| Greensborough Primary School, Greensborough | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 159 | 1,058 |
| Montmorency Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 415 | 1,117 |
| St Mary's School, Greensborough | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 524 | 1,109 |
| Briar Hill Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 203 | 1,090 |
| Loyola College, Watsonia | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Rosanna Primary School, Rosanna | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 343 | 1,098 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Montmorency | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 382 | 1,122 |
| Montmorency South Primary School, Montmorency | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 620 | 1,112 |
| Charles La Trobe P-12 College, Macleod West | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 741 | 930 |
| Watsonia North Primary School, Watsonia North | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 541 | 1,080 |
| Mastery Schools Victoria, Bundoora | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 62 | 1,082 |
| Concord School, Bundoora | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Bundoora Primary School, Bundoora | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 306 | 1,063 |
| Bundoora Secondary College, Bundoora | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 540 | 1,030 |
| Sherbourne Primary School, Briar Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 64 | 1,086 |
| Heidelberg Primary School, Heidelberg | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 498 | 1,141 |
| Eltham High School, Eltham | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,326 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,175 | 1,111 |
| St John's School, Heidelberg | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 345 | 1,129 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yallambie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22892/yallambie/topic/education