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Yarralin · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Yarralin

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

Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Yarralin, where 32.4% of adults hold one. The area faces significant educational gaps, with very few residents finishing high school or university compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Yarralin, Urban Centre

Where Yarralin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.6% —

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Yarralin — lower than 95% of areas.

Yarralin3.6%
0852, NT 5.9%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 16.9% of people have completed Year 12, a figure that fell 16 points since 2016 and is far below the national average of 58.8%. Nearly 30% of residents finished school at Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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16.9% —

Lower than 99% 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 Yarralin, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 31%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (25%).

Year 9 or below 29.1% Year 11 24.3% Year 10 23.3% Year 12 16.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with just 3.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of 21.5%, although the rate rose slightly since 2016.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.6% —

Lower than 95% 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 Yarralin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 32.4% Bachelor degree 10.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.8% Certificate I / II 4.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications in Yarralin most commonly studied society and culture (14.7%) or education (11.8%). Other common fields include food, hospitality and personal services at 7.4%.

Field of qualification

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In Yarralin, the largest group is Society & culture at 31%, followed by Education (25%) and Food, hospitality & personal services (16%).

Society & culture 14.7% Education 11.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 7.4% Engineering & related 4.4% Architecture & building 4.4% Health 4.4%

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 Yarralin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722039/yarralin/topic/education