50.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wootha · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wootha
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 9 percentage points separates Wootha from the national average for Year 12 completions. While half of residents finished high school, the area stands out for having a much higher share of university graduates than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 50% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wootha, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 23.3% of adults, which is a little above the Queensland average. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
23.3% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Wootha splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (26%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 14.6%, followed by health at 13.9% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than 66% of similar areas. These schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 528 students and a higher advantage score than most areas.
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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wootha
2 schools — 1,056 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Maleny State High School, Maleny | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 647 | 1,029 |
| Maleny State School, Maleny | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 409 | 1,050 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wootha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33163/wootha/topic/education