34.5% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodmillar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodmillar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Woodmillar have seen a slow shift over the last decade, but the area still faces significant gaps compared to the rest of the state. Only 34.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much lower than most areas, sitting at 34.5%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 36.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Woodmillar splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (44%) and Year 12 (41%), with Year 9 or below at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification, held by 37.8% of residents.
14.4% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Woodmillar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Postgraduate degree (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller and have a much lower advantage score than most other areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
109
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodmillar
3 schools — 326 students, average ICSEA 928.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Burnett State College, Gayndah | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 158 | 923 |
| Gayndah State School, Gayndah | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 97 | 881 |
| St Joseph's School, Gayndah | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 71 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodmillar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33137/woodmillar/topic/education