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Yarrabilba · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Yarrabilba

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

More people in Yarrabilba have finished high school now than in previous years, with Year 12 completion rising 12 points since 2016. While high school graduation rates have climbed, the proportion of adults with a university degree has fallen to 10.8%. This creates a profile where most residents hold practical trade or diploma certificates rather than degrees.

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📍 Yarrabilba, Urban Centre

Where Yarrabilba sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.8% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrabilba — lower than 54% of areas.

Yarrabilba10.8%
4207, QLD 11.4%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rose 12 points since 2016 to reach 55.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure remains a little below the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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55.9% —

Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Yarrabilba, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.

Year 12 55.9% Year 10 21.8% Year 11 9.1% Year 9 or below 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.8% —

Lower than 54% of urban centre 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 Yarrabilba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 44.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Bachelor degree 13.3% Certificate I / II 4.0% Postgraduate degree 2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.5% and engineering at 12.0%.

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 Yarrabilba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL313011/yarrabilba/topic/education