41.9% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarragon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarragon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Yarragon has remained steady, though it sits well below state and national levels. Only 41.9% of residents have completed Year 12, and just 14.1% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Yarragon finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 41.9% completing their final year. This is 17 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarragon, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.9% of residents. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.1%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 29.2%.
14.1% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Yarragon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 18.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.2% and management and commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than 70% of similar places. These schools are all primary schools and are generally smaller than those in most other areas.
2.86
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
160
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yarragon
3 schools — 480 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Yarragon Primary School, Yarragon | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 202 | 994 |
| Darnum Primary School, Darnum | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 175 | 1,006 |
| St Joseph's School, Trafalgar | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 103 | 1,007 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarragon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22913/yarragon/topic/education