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Yenda · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Yenda

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

Fewer people in Yenda have finished high school than in most other parts of the country, reflecting a trend of lower formal education levels. Only 35.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern is seen across the board, with very few adults holding university degrees.

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📍 Yenda, Urban Centre

Where Yenda sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.6% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yenda — lower than 77% of areas.

Yenda7.6%
2681, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 35.5%, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 34.2% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 14.1% finished Year 9 or below.

Highest year of school

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Yenda splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 12 35.5% Year 10 34.2% Year 9 or below 14.1% Year 11 7.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.7% of people.

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 21.2%. Management and commerce follow at 13.7%, with Health and Education both accounting for 8.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yenda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115165/yenda/topic/education