42.0% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yakamia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yakamia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Yakamia finished high school than is typical across Australia, with only 42% completing Year 12. This gap is reflected in the qualifications of adults, where those with a university degree are much less common than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 42% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. For many, the highest year of school finished was Year 10, at 27.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yakamia, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.2% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8% of residents.
13.2% ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Yakamia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.7%, followed by engineering, health, and society and culture, which each account for 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yakamia has more schools per child than most areas, with 14 schools within 3 km. These schools are larger than usual and mostly government-run, accounting for 64.3% of the sector.
5.71
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
439
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yakamia
14 schools — 6,152 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 437 | 968 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Spencer Park Primary School, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 303 | 938 |
| Spencer Park Education Support Centre, Spencer Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 60 | 930 |
| St Joseph's College, Albany | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 675 | 1,023 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 830 | 995 |
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 60 | 944 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 881 | 959 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 599 | 926 |
| Australian Christian College - Southlands, Albany | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 987 | 1,036 |
| Flinders Park Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 325 | 973 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yakamia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51660/yakamia/topic/education