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Woodenbong · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Woodenbong

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

A gap of 28 percentage points separates Woodenbong from the state average in high school completion. Only 30.9% of residents here have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend has declined slightly since 2011, while university qualifications remain much lower than across New South Wales.

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📍 Woodenbong, Urban Centre

Where Woodenbong sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.4% ▲ +11.8%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Woodenbong — lower than 57% of areas.

Woodenbong10.4%
2476, NSW 8.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30.9% of people have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Australian average and has fallen since 2011. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 32.2%.

Completed Year 12

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30.9% ▼ -7.8%

Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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Woodenbong splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 10 32.2% Year 12 30.9% Year 9 or below 17.4% Year 11 2.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, which is far below the state average of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.8% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.4% ▲ +11.8%

Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.

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

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 17.7%, followed by Health at 12.1% and Management and commerce at 9.2%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodenbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122151/woodenbong/topic/education