49.8% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yungaburra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yungaburra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher share of adults hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though Yungaburra still sees far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the national figure. Roughly 22% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8% and the state's 57.1%. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is a significant gap compared to the rest of the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yungaburra, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in five adults has a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than in most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of the population.
21.7% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 Yungaburra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area are most often trained in engineering and related fields, at 16.3%. Management and commerce follow at 13.3%, with society, culture, education and health all around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is smaller than those in most similar areas, but the area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children. All schooling in the area is government-run.
5.41
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
217
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yungaburra
1 school — 217 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Yungaburra State School, Yungaburra | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 217 | 1,025 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yungaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33230/yungaburra/topic/education