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Education & Qualifications in Yambuna

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

Far fewer residents in Yambuna have finished high school or university compared to the rest of Victoria. Only 46.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the state figure of 61.8%. This gap is reflected in the low number of adults with a university degree.

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Where Yambuna sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.6% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yambuna — lower than 76% of areas.

Yambuna8.6%
3621, VIC 9.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents completed Year 12, a result that is far below both the state and national averages. The remaining students finished their schooling at Year 11 or lower.

Completed Year 12

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46.6% —

Higher than 54% 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 Yambuna, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 18%.

Year 12 46.6% Year 11 16.4% Year 10 15.1% Year 9 or below 13.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 8.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Instead, half of all qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.6% —

Lower than 76% 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 Yambuna, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 65%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.

Certificate III / IV 50.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Bachelor degree 9.1% Postgraduate degree 6.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications here are heavily weighted toward Agriculture and Environment at 29.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 20.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Yambuna, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 30%, followed by Management & commerce (21%) and Natural & physical sciences (9%).

Agriculture & environment 29.5% Management & commerce 20.5% Natural & physical sciences 9.1% Health 9.1% Society & culture 9.1% Engineering & related 6.8% Education 6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 6.8%

Schools

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

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

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 Yambuna — 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 Yambuna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22897/yambuna/topic/education