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Yarrah · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Yarrah

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher schooling rates than most similar areas define Yarrah, though it lacks higher education. While over half the population finished Year 12, no adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Yarrah, Suburb / Locality

Where Yarrah sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrah — lower than 99% of areas.

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South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 51.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the South Australian figure of 54.6% and well below the national rate of 58.8%.

Highest year of school

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In Yarrah, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 11 is next at 33%.

Year 12 51.9% Year 11 25.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Yarrah have a bachelor degree or higher, a result far below both the state and national figures. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.8% of people.

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In Yarrah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 73%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.

Certificate III / IV 34.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health at 26.1% and agriculture and environment at 21.7%. Engineering and related fields follow at 17.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Yarrah, the largest group is Health at 40%, followed by Agriculture & environment (33%) and Engineering & related (27%).

Health 26.1% Agriculture & environment 21.7% Engineering & related 17.4%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41679/yarrah/topic/education