29.9% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodford · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Woodford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Woodford have finished high school or university compared to other parts of the country. Only 29.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. Despite this, more people have finished their schooling and earned degrees than they did ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, though it rose 8.5 points since 2011. Nearly half of the population, 47.3%, listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodford, Year 10 is the majority at 52%; Year 12 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.4% of the population, which is far below the national average. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 42% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.4% ▲ +106.8%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Woodford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 14.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.7%.
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 Woodford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315104/woodford/topic/education