41.9% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of vocational certificates define the educational landscape in Woodville. While 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure, reflecting a community that leans more towards practical, trade-based qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Woodville finished Year 12 compared to the state average, with only 41.9% completing their final year. About 33.3% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 13.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodville, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, as 43.5% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. Although 19.3% have a university degree, this is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.3% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
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 Woodville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents are Engineering and related fields at 22.8%, followed by Health at 15.6% and Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodville has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though these are smaller than usual. Every school in the area is a government primary school.
13.89
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
101
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodville
2 schools — 202 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Iona Public School, Woodville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 47 | 992 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 155 | 991 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14416/woodville/topic/education