45.9% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manoora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Manoora
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the residents in Manoora have finished Year 12, though education levels have risen since 2011. While the area has seen a small increase in university degrees, it still sits well below state and national figures for schooling and qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is a rise of 4.6 percentage points since 2011, though it remains lower than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manoora, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.4% of residents.
12.5% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Manoora, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 13.5%, followed closely by society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3 km of the area, which is fewer than about 63% of similar areas.
14
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 serving Manoora
14 schools — 14,241 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 382 | 953 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 481 | 784 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 774 | 974 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 381 | 797 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School, Cairns North | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 354 | 1,091 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 482 | 887 |
| Cairns State High School, Cairns North | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,636 | 1,019 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 777 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021151/manoora/topic/education