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Woodfield · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Woodfield

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

Far fewer adults in Woodfield hold a university degree compared to the rest of the country, with only 8.9% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is a common trend in the area, where school and tertiary completion rates sit well below state and national figures.

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Where Woodfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

8.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodfield — lower than 75% of areas.

Woodfield8.9%
3715, VIC 12.4%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half of residents, 48.1%, have completed Year 12, which is far below the Victorian rate of 61.8%.

Completed Year 12

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48.1% —

Higher than 58% 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 Woodfield, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 11 is next at 11%.

Year 12 48.1% Year 11 7.4% Year 10 7.4% Year 9 or below 5.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of adults. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the national figure.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.9% —

Lower than 75% 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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In Woodfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 39.1% Bachelor degree 10.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering, management and commerce, and society and culture.

Field of qualification

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Woodfield splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (20%) and Management & commerce (20%), with Society & culture at 18%.

Engineering & related 17.4% Management & commerce 17.4% Society & culture 15.2% Health 13.0% Architecture & building 8.7% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.7% Agriculture & environment 6.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

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 Woodfield — 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22835/woodfield/topic/education