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Education & Qualifications in Woodleigh

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer people have completed high school in Woodleigh than in most similar areas. Only 28.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a local trend where most adults hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.

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Where Woodleigh sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodleigh — lower than 99% of areas.

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5311, SA 7.3%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 28.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. About a quarter of the population finished Year 11, while 15.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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28.8% ▲ +188.1%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Woodleigh splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 11 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.

Year 12 28.8% Year 11 25.4% Year 9 or below 15.3% Year 10 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in Woodleigh hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.2% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Woodleigh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 38.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 23.5% studied agriculture and the environment. Another 8.8% focused on management and commerce.

Field of qualification

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In Woodleigh, Agriculture & environment is the majority at 73%; Management & commerce is next at 27%.

Agriculture & environment 23.5% Management & commerce 8.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3km of the area, which is a more common situation than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41640/woodleigh/topic/education