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Education & Qualifications in Yeelanna

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

Only 8.8% of adults in Yeelanna hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where higher education is much less common than in most other parts of the country.

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Where Yeelanna sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.8% ▼ -12.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yeelanna — lower than 75% of areas.

Yeelanna8.8%
5632, SA 4.9%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 47.5%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national figure and well below the South Australian rate.

Completed Year 12

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47.5% ▲ +1.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Yeelanna, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 23%.

Year 12 47.5% Year 11 16.9% Year 10 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher qualifications are rare here, with the typical resident holding a diploma or bachelor degree. Only 8.8% have a degree or higher, which is far below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.8% ▼ -12.3%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Yeelanna, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (27%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 19.4% Bachelor degree 16.1% Certificate III / IV 12.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 32.3%, followed by agriculture and environment at 19.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Yeelanna, the largest group is Management & commerce at 42%, followed by Agriculture & environment (25%) and Health (21%).

Management & commerce 32.3% Agriculture & environment 19.4% Health 16.1% Society & culture 9.7%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Yeelanna — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Yeelanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41683/yeelanna/topic/education