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Woorndoo · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Woorndoo

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

Nearly half of adults in Woorndoo have completed Year 12, though this is far below the Victorian average. The area is sparsely populated and lacks local educational facilities, with qualifications focused heavily on practical and agricultural fields.

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📍 Woorndoo, Suburb / Locality

Where Woorndoo sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.8% ▲ +25.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woorndoo — higher than 55% of areas.

Woorndoo15.8%
3272, VIC 11.9%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

While 49.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, this figure is well below the national average of 58.8%. About 18% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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49.1% ▲ +7.4%

Higher than 60% 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 Woorndoo, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 19%.

Year 12 49.1% Year 10 18.1% Year 11 16.4% Year 9 or below 9.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 15.8% of adults, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas but is far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.8% ▲ +25.6%

Higher than 55% 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 Woorndoo, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Bachelor degree (21%).

Advanced diploma / diploma 29.7% Certificate III / IV 23.4% Bachelor degree 17.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.8% Postgraduate degree 4.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in agriculture and the environment, accounting for 26.6% of degrees, followed by health and management at 15.6% each.

Field of qualification

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In Woorndoo, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 27%, followed by Health (16%) and Management & commerce (16%).

Agriculture & environment 26.6% Health 15.6% Management & commerce 15.6% Engineering & related 12.5% Education 12.5% Society & culture 7.8% Architecture & building 6.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Woorndoo, which is a more common situation than in about 59% of similar areas.

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 Woorndoo — 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 Woorndoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22861/woorndoo/topic/education