42.7% ▲ +52.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woongarra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woongarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-road results for similar areas define the educational profile of Woongarra. While the area provides plenty of local schooling options, it has a much lower rate of high school and university completion than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. Roughly 32% of people stopped at Year 10, and 15.3% left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woongarra, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while nearly half of all qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.7% ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Woongarra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 22.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woongarra has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 11 schools located within 3 kilometres. Most of these are government primary schools, though schools here tend to be larger than those in similar areas.
10.00
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
516
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woongarra
11 schools — 5,675 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Woongarra State School, Woongarra | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 346 | 969 |
| Bundaberg Christian College, Bundaberg | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 845 | 1,039 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 490 | 995 |
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 95 | 858 |
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 295 | 922 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 350 | 900 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 5.9 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 168 | 882 |
| Elliott Heads State School, Elliott Heads | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 121 | 983 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woongarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33153/woongarra/topic/education