30.7% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yabulu · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yabulu
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Yabulu have finished high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 30.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling continues across the community's higher education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average of 57.1%, with 33.5% of residents instead listing Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →Yabulu splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 4.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national figure, with most qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
4.6% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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 Yabulu, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 17.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is around the middle for size and has a lower advantage score than most similar schools.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
362
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yabulu
1 school — 362 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bluewater State School, Bluewater | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 362 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yabulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33193/yabulu/topic/education