33.5% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodenbong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodenbong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Woodenbong have remained low compared to the rest of the country, with only 33.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Much of the adult population holds vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. This is much lower than most areas, with a third of residents reaching Year 10 and 16.6% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Woodenbong splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by just 8.9% of adults, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common high-level qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.2% of people.
8.9% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Woodenbong, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are health at 13.5% and engineering and related subjects at 12.5%. Education is also common, accounting for 10.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodenbong has 20 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The local schools are all government-run combined schools, with an average size of 159 students.
20.00
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
159
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
848
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodenbong
1 school — 159 students, average ICSEA 848.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Woodenbong Central School, Woodenbong | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 159 | 848 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14400/woodenbong/topic/education