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Yarrawalla · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Yarrawalla

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

A mix of degrees and trades shapes daily life in Yarrawalla, where 20% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, the community has a much lower rate of Year 12 completion compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Yarrawalla, Suburb / Locality

Where Yarrawalla sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrawalla — higher than 67% of areas.

Yarrawalla20.0%
3575, VIC 14.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 44.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. About 31% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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44.8% —

Higher than 50% 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 Yarrawalla, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 11 (25%).

Year 12 44.8% Year 10 31.0% Year 11 25.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

One in five adults has a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.0% —

Higher than 67% 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 Yarrawalla, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (37%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).

Bachelor degree 32.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 25.0% Certificate III / IV 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are heavily focused on the land, with 40% of degrees or diplomas in agriculture and environment. Health is the next most common field at 17.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Yarrawalla, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 53%; Health is next at 23%.

Agriculture & environment 40.0% Health 17.5% Education 10.0% Management & commerce 7.5%

Schools

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 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).

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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 Yarrawalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22918/yarrawalla/topic/education