52.9% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Woombye · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Woombye
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national average for school completions, West Woombye sees only 52.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This gap is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are less common than in the state and across Australia. Despite this, the area has a strong network of schools that generally perform better than those in similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.9% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Woombye, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.8% of residents.
19.0% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 West Woombye, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in West Woombye are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields (15.5%) or Health (12.9%), followed by Management and commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well-served by 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar places. These schools are generally larger than those in other areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
602
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Woombye
10 schools — 6,021 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| St John's College, Nambour | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 927 | 1,059 |
| Palmwoods State School, Palmwoods | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 485 | 1,030 |
| Nambour Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,309 | 1,083 |
| Nambour Special School, Burnside | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 132 | 1,002 |
| Montville State School, Montville | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Burnside State School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 368 | 984 |
| Burnside State High School, Burnside | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 809 | 988 |
| Woombye State School, Woombye | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 423 | 1,014 |
| Suncoast Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,136 | 1,084 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Nambour | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 341 | 1,045 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Woombye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33044/west-woombye/topic/education