75.5% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 75.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarraville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yarraville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become far more common in Yarraville, where nearly half of all adults now hold a university degree. This makes it one of the most qualified areas in the region, with a strong focus on professional and creative fields.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 75.5% of residents finishing school. This is 17 points higher than the Australian average and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarraville, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 45.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Victorian rate of 29.2%, with 16.1% of people holding postgraduate degrees.
45.1% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 45.1%
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 Yarraville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional degrees are the most common, led by management and commerce at 20.8% and society and culture at 15.3%. Creative arts, engineering, and health also make up significant shares of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 29 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per child than in most areas. Local schools tend to be larger than average and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
1.67
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
451
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,090
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).
Schools serving Yarraville
29 schools — 13,079 students, average ICSEA 1,090.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Yarraville Special Developmental School, Yarraville | Government | Combined | 0.1 km | 100 | 1,006 |
| Yarraville West Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 651 | 1,153 |
| Wembley Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 626 | 1,112 |
| St Augustine's School, Yarraville | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 163 | 1,125 |
| Kingsville Primary School, Yarraville | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 426 | 1,118 |
| St Margaret Mary's School, Spotswood | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 159 | 1,122 |
| Corpus Christi School, Kingsville | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 181 | 1,105 |
| Spotswood Primary School, Spotswood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 289 | 1,117 |
| OakTree College, West Footscray | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 19 | 966 |
| Footscray City Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 455 | 1,125 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 566 | 1,126 |
| Footscray Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 336 | 1,115 |
| Sacred Heart School, Newport | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 297 | 1,126 |
| St John's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 227 | 1,136 |
| Footscray West Primary School, West Footscray | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 672 | 1,117 |
| St Monica's School, Footscray | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 89 | 1,051 |
| Annunciation School, Brooklyn | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 65 | 1,068 |
| Footscray High School, Footscray | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,326 | 1,078 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School, Newport | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 516 | 1,106 |
| Footscray North Primary School, Footscray | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 630 | 1,080 |
| Altona North Primary School, Altona North | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 217 | 994 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College, Newport | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 151 | 1,032 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School, Altona North | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 342 | 1,116 |
| Dinjerra Primary School, Braybrook | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 217 | 1,010 |
| Emmanuel College, Altona North | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,533 | 1,079 |
| Christ the King Primary School, Braybrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 211 | 1,006 |
| Western English Language School, Braybrook | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 502 | 903 |
| Port Melbourne Secondary College, Port Melbourne | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 416 | 1,101 |
| Port Melbourne Primary School, Port Melbourne | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 697 | 1,134 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22917/yarraville/topic/education