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Education & Qualifications in Woodsdale

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

A gap of 38 percentage points separates Woodsdale from the national average in Year 12 completion. Only 20.8% of residents finished high school, making this one of the lowest areas for schooling levels in the region.

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Where Woodsdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.3% ▲ +59.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodsdale — higher than 52% of areas.

Woodsdale15.3%
7120, TAS 10.3%
Tasmania 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Far fewer people have finished high school here than in the rest of Tasmania, where the figure is 47.1%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 44.4%.

Completed Year 12

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20.8% ▼ -13.1%

Lower than 97% 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 Woodsdale, the largest group is Year 10 at 49%, followed by Year 12 (23%) and Year 11 (15%).

Year 10 44.4% Year 12 20.8% Year 11 13.9% Year 9 or below 11.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Nearly half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.3% ▲ +59.8%

Higher than 52% 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 Woodsdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Bachelor degree (15%).

Certificate III / IV 47.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.4% Bachelor degree 16.7% Postgraduate degree 13.9% Certificate I / II 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are health and engineering, each at 19.4%. Architecture, building, management, and commerce each account for 13.9%.

Field of qualification

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Woodsdale splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (20%) and Health (20%), with Architecture & building at 14%.

Engineering & related 19.4% Health 19.4% Architecture & building 13.9% Management & commerce 13.9% Agriculture & environment 11.1% Education 11.1% Society & culture 8.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is more common than in 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 Woodsdale — 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 Woodsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60765/woodsdale/topic/education