25.6% ▲ +66.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woorabinda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woorabinda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 25.6% of residents in Woorabinda have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored in the number of adults with degrees, making education and training a significant challenge for the local area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the lowest of similar areas, with only about one quarter of people finishing Year 12. This is 33 points lower than the Australian average, and nearly 40% of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woorabinda, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (27%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 4.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, while the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.2% of adults.
4.4% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.4%
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 Woorabinda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Education at 14.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.5% and Health at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woorabinda has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with two schools located within 3km of residents. However, these schools are smaller than average and have some of the lowest advantage scores in the country.
5.52
Higher than 61% 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).
121
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
695
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woorabinda
2 schools — 241 students, average ICSEA 695.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Wadja Wadja High School, Woorabinda | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 57 | 680 |
| Woorabinda State School, Woorabinda | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 184 | 700 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woorabinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33156/woorabinda/topic/education