46.7% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yinnar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yinnar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Yinnar have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Just 46.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling is reflected in the number of university degrees held across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Other common highest school years include Year 11 at 18.3% and Year 10 at 17.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yinnar, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 11 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 15.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Victorian average of 29.2%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 41.1%.
15.9% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Yinnar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering at 20.7% and Education at 15.4%. Other notable fields include Society and Culture at 11.7% and Management and Commerce at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yinnar has a high number of schools for its child population, with 5.41 schools per 1,000 children. There are three primary schools within 3km, though the typical school size is smaller than in most similar areas.
5.41
Higher than 60% 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).
176
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yinnar
3 schools — 529 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Yinnar Primary School, Yinnar | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 230 | 1,018 |
| Lumen Christi School, Churchill | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 87 | 986 |
| Churchill Primary School, Churchill | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 212 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yinnar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22934/yinnar/topic/education