71.1% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yugar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yugar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational achievement in Yugar has reached impressive heights, with 71.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%. The area stands out for its highly qualified adult population and strong school performance.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Yugar has one of the highest rates of school completion in its class, with 71.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 14 points higher than the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yugar, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.6% of the population, which is well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common at 29.2%.
30.6% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Yugar splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Postgraduate degree at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 22.7%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. It also records an average school advantage score of 1,100, among the highest at this level.
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).
587
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yugar
1 school — 587 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Samford State School, Samford Village | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 587 | 1,100 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yugar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33225/yugar/topic/education