43.4% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woopen Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woopen Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Woopen Creek, though school completion rates are notably low. While 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 43.4% of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. About 32% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woopen Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the Queensland figure, though well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 Woopen Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (8%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 15.4%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and health at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are among the smallest at this level, with a typical size of 10 students.
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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woopen Creek
2 schools — 20 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bartle Frere State School, Bartle Frere | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 4 | — |
| Mirriwinni State School, Mirriwinni | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 16 | 1,026 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woopen Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33155/woopen-creek/topic/education