61.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodstock West · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 61% of residents in Woodstock West have completed Year 12, making it a well-educated area. This strong school completion rate is mirrored in higher education, with a significantly larger share of adults holding a university degree than the national average.
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.3% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the Australian figure of 58.8%.
61.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Woodstock West, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 11 is next at 31%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 35.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the Victorian figure of 29.2% and the national average of 26.3%.
35.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Woodstock West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 32%, ahead of Architecture & building (16%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodstock West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22845/woodstock-west/topic/education