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Education & Qualifications in Woodend

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

Higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Woodend. The town has seen a massive shift in education, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing 28 percentage points since 2011 to reach 35.9%.

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Where Woodend sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

35.9% ▲ +342.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Woodend — higher than 99% of areas.

Woodend35.9%
3442, VIC 34.8%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion has surged 32 points since 2011 to 63.1%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits well above the Australian figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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63.1% ▲ +103.2%

Higher than 97% 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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In Woodend, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 13%.

Year 12 63.1% Year 10 12.2% Year 11 11.2% Year 9 or below 9.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Degrees are common here, with 35.9% of adults holding a bachelor's qualification or higher. This is well above the 26.3% national figure and the Victorian average of 29.2%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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35.9% ▲ +342.1%

Higher than 99% of urban centre 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 Woodend, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).

Bachelor degree 30.5% Certificate III / IV 20.4% Postgraduate degree 14.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 7.7% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by society and culture at 15.9% and management and commerce at 15.1%. Health and engineering also make up a significant portion of the local workforce's studies.

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 Woodend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215092/woodend/topic/education