40.3% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yangan · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Yangan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Yangan (L) have finished high school or university compared to the national average. While 40.3% of residents have completed Year 12, this is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. However, the area has seen a steady climb in education levels over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 has become more common here, rising 17 points since 2011 to 40.3%. This remains far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, with 34% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest school level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yangan, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.6% of the population, which is well below the state figure of 21.9%. This is a growing trend, with the proportion of university graduates rising 8.6 points since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +214.6%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Yangan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
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 Yangan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322137/yangan/topic/education