29.2% —
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yarloop · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Yarloop
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Yarloop have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 29.2% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that sits far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with 40.2% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This means Yarloop is far below the Western Australian figure for Year 12 completion by 29 points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yarloop, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 11 (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average, while over half of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.2% —
Lower than 79% 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
View on map →In Yarloop, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 24.6%, followed by health at 11.2% and society and culture at 10.4%.
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 Yarloop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522070/yarloop/topic/education