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Education & Qualifications in Wooderson

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

Over half of qualified adults in Wooderson hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade qualifications the most common achievement here. This is a place where formal higher education is much less common than in other areas, with very few residents holding university degrees.

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Where Wooderson sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

3.8% ▲ +10.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wooderson — lower than 91% of areas.

Wooderson3.8%
4680, QLD 12.5%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Roughly 32% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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40.0% ▲ +30.6%

Lower than 63% 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 Wooderson, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).

Year 12 40.0% Year 10 31.9% Year 9 or below 10.0% Year 11 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with only 3.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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3.8% ▲ +10.0%

Lower than 91% 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 Wooderson, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 51.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.3% Bachelor degree 6.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (26.5%) and Management and Commerce (21.4%), followed by Agriculture and Environment at 10.2%.

Field of qualification

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In Wooderson, the largest group is Engineering & related at 35%, followed by Management & commerce (28%) and Agriculture & environment (14%).

Engineering & related 26.5% Management & commerce 21.4% Agriculture & environment 10.2% Society & culture 6.1% Education 5.1% Architecture & building 3.1% Health 3.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of Wooderson, 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).

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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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wooderson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33131/wooderson/topic/education