17.3% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woocoo · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Not a single adult in Woocoo holds a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This lack of university qualifications is mirrored in schooling, where only 17.3% of residents finished Year 12.
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with only 17.3% of people finishing school. This is among the lowest levels for similar areas, and another 17.3% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
17.3% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woocoo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 9 or below (39%), with Year 10 at 22%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very low level of higher education, falling far below Australia's national figure. Instead, the most common qualifications are diplomas at 24.1% and Certificate III or IVs at 17.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Woocoo, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 58%; Certificate III / IV is next at 42%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field of study is society and culture at 10.3%. No residents hold qualifications in information technology, engineering, or the sciences.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
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 Woocoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33127/woocoo/topic/education