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Education & Qualifications in Upper Woodstock

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

A shift in educational attainment has seen more people finishing high school in Upper Woodstock since 2011. Over half of the population has now completed Year 12, though the number of adults with university degrees remains far below the national figure.

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Where Upper Woodstock sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

13.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Woodstock — lower than 57% of areas.

Upper Woodstock13.0%
7150, TAS 29.0%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 51% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 58.8% national average.

Completed Year 12

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51.0% —

Higher than 64% 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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In Upper Woodstock, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 33%.

Year 12 51.0% Year 10 30.6% Year 9 or below 10.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area has a low rate of higher education, with only 13% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, and most people instead hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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13.0% —

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Upper Woodstock, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 26%.

Certificate III / IV 45.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.9% Bachelor degree 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Architecture and building, Education, and Management and commerce each accounting for 17.1% of degrees and certificates.

Field of qualification

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Upper Woodstock splits fairly evenly between Architecture & building (19%) and Education (19%), with Management & commerce at 19%.

Architecture & building 17.1% Education 17.1% Management & commerce 17.1% Engineering & related 14.3% Agriculture & environment 14.3% Society & culture 11.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around Upper Woodstock — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Upper Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60711/upper-woodstock/topic/education