43.4% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woongoolba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woongoolba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Woongoolba have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling is mirrored in the local qualification levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43.4% of people finished Year 12, a result that is far below both Queensland and Australia. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 34.4% reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woongoolba, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 48.7% of people.
10.5% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Woongoolba, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 23%, followed by Education at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18.18 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. The only school within 3km is a government primary school with a typical size of 237 students.
18.18
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
237
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woongoolba
1 school — 237 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Woongoolba State School, Woongoolba | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 237 | 973 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woongoolba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33154/woongoolba/topic/education