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Education & Qualifications in Woodside

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

Far fewer adults in Woodside have a university degree compared to the rest of the state, with only 15.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This education gap is seen across the board, including in high school completion rates. Most residents have focused on practical or vocational training instead.

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Where Woodside sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodside — higher than 54% of areas.

Woodside15.7%
2372, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Just over half of residents, 55.4%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than in many similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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55.4% —

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Woodside, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 20%.

Year 12 55.4% Year 10 17.9% Year 11 8.9% Year 9 or below 8.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has a strong lean towards vocational training, with 32.5% of people holding an advanced diploma or diploma and 30% with a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the 15.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.7% —

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality 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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Woodside splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (39%) and Certificate III / IV (36%), with Bachelor degree at 24%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 32.5% Certificate III / IV 30.0% Bachelor degree 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Woodside are most common in Education at 17.5%, followed by Management and Commerce and Society and Culture, which both sit at 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Woodside, the largest group is Education at 30%, followed by Management & commerce (22%) and Society & culture (22%).

Education 17.5% Management & commerce 12.5% Society & culture 12.5% Engineering & related 7.5% Agriculture & environment 7.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Woodside — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14410/woodside/topic/education