41.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yallunda Flat · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 41.3% of people in Yallunda Flat completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This represents a significant gap in formal schooling compared to the rest of the country. The area generally has lower levels of higher education and formal qualifications than most similar regions.
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 41.3% finishing Year 12. This is far below the 54.6% seen across South Australia and the 58.8% national average.
41.3% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yallunda Flat splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (46%) and Year 11 (44%), with Year 10 at 10%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common highest qualification at 28.3%.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Yallunda Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are health at 23.9% and engineering and related fields at 15.2%. Agriculture and environment, as well as food and hospitality, each account for 10.9%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar areas.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yallunda Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41670/yallunda-flat/topic/education