50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woottating · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just half of residents in Woottating have completed Year 12, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. This educational profile is reflected in the local qualifications, where a large proportion of adults hold vocational certificates or diplomas instead of university degrees.
Highest year of school completed.
While 50% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, this result is still well below the 58.8% national figure.
50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Woottating, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 33.3% and diplomas at 30.8%.
15.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Woottating splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (38%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (35%), with Bachelor degree at 26%.
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 20.5%, followed by architecture, building, and health at 17.9% each.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a result that is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woottating [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51648/woottating/topic/education