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Yelarbon · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Yelarbon

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

Far fewer residents have finished high school or university in Yelarbon (L) compared to most similar areas. Only 25.1% of people here completed Year 12, and the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is among the lowest in the country at just 2.2%.

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📍 Yelarbon, Urban Centre

Where Yelarbon sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

2.2% ▼ -85.0%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yelarbon — lower than 99% of areas.

Yelarbon2.2%
4388, QLD 5.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has dropped in the area, with the Year 12 rate falling 15 points since 2011 to 25.1%. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with the most common highest year of school being Year 10 at 32.8%.

Completed Year 12

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25.1% ▼ -37.4%

Lower 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 Yelarbon, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (27%).

Year 10 32.8% Year 12 25.1% Year 9 or below 24.0% Year 11 6.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, as the 2.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Instead, many people hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 46.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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2.2% ▼ -85.0%

Lower than 99% 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 Yelarbon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 76%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 13%.

Certificate III / IV 46.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.1% Bachelor degree 6.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Yelarbon (L) most often studied management and commerce (16.1%) or society and culture (14.5%). Engineering and related fields also make up 12.9% of qualifications.

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Yelarbon splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (28%) and Society & culture (25%), with Engineering & related at 22%.

Management & commerce 16.1% Society & culture 14.5% Engineering & related 12.9% Information technology 4.8% Agriculture & environment 4.8% Education 4.8%

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 Yelarbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322138/yelarbon/topic/education