39.7% ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 39.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Woodridge have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 39.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a larger portion of the local adult population relies on trade certificates and practical training for their careers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with 39.7% finishing Year 12. This is far below the Western Australian rate of 58.0%. About 30.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.3% of people.
7.4% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Woodridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are practical and technical. Engineering and related subjects account for 21.7% of qualifications, followed by management and commerce at 11% and health at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Access to education is limited locally, with no schools located within 3 km. This is a smaller number of facilities than in about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51640/woodridge/topic/education