52.6% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yalyalup · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yalyalup
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of residents in Yalyalup hold trade certificates, reflecting a practical skills base for the area. While school completion is higher than in many similar areas, it remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 52.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Western Australian average of 58.0%. About 26.1% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yalyalup, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical qualifications are common here, with 41.7% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. However, those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.8% of adults, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
14.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Yalyalup, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 17.4% and engineering and related fields at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two schools within 3km are among the largest in their category and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. Half are government and half are independent, with 1.43 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.43
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
698
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yalyalup
2 schools — 1,395 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Georgiana Molloy Anglican School, Yalyalup | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,215 | 1,067 |
| Busselton Primary School, Busselton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 180 | 908 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yalyalup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51666/yalyalup/topic/education