15.3% —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yuelamu · Urban Centre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have completed high school in Yuelamu (L) compared to most similar areas. Only 15.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 9 or below is the most common highest level of schooling for 34.2% of people. The 15.3% who finished Year 12 is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8%.
15.3% —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Yuelamu, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 44%, followed by Year 12 (20%) and Year 11 (20%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 11.4% of residents.
0.0% —
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).
In Yuelamu, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 14.3%, followed by management and commerce at 8.6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yuelamu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722040/yuelamu/topic/education