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Education & Qualifications in Yornaning

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

Far fewer residents in Yornaning have completed secondary school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 40% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This highlights a significant gap in formal education levels for the area.

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Where Yornaning sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yornaning — lower than 77% of areas.

Yornaning8.3%
6311, WA 9.9%
Western Australia 23.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 58%. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 22.9% and Year 11 at 8.6%.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% —

Lower than 63% 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 Yornaning, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (11%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 22.9% Year 11 8.6% Year 9 or below 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.3% —

Lower than 77% 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 Yornaning, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 43.8% Bachelor degree 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 25%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Yornaning, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 100%.

Agriculture & environment 25.0%

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 Yornaning — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yornaning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51691/yornaning/topic/education