46.6% —
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yahl · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Yahl
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of Yahl residents have completed high school, though overall qualifications remain lower than the national average. Since 2016, the share of people finishing Year 12 has jumped by 19 points to 46.6%. This shift marks a clear trend toward higher educational attainment in the local area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost half of residents have finished Year 12, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this 46.6% figure is still far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yahl, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 50.5% of adults. Only 9.8% hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is far below the South Australian figure of 22.7%.
9.8% —
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Yahl, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with education at 19.4% and engineering and related fields at 18.3% being the most common.
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 Yahl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422062/yahl/topic/education