30.7% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 30.7% of people in Woodford have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This shortfall in secondary schooling is reflected in the town's qualifications, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common final year of schooling for 46% of residents. This is why the rate of Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodford, Year 10 is the majority at 51%; Year 12 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.5% of people.
8.9% ▲ +114.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Woodford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 15.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km of the area, both of which are government-run. However, the average school advantage score of 970 is lower than most areas.
2.33
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
391
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodford
2 schools — 781 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Woodford State School, Woodford | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 493 | 952 |
| Delaneys Creek State School, Delaneys Creek | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 288 | 1,000 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33132/woodford/topic/education