48.0% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manunda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Manunda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 48% of adults in Manunda have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While the number of people finishing high school has risen since 2011, university degrees remain uncommon here compared to other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Queensland average, though the rate rose 7.6 points since 2011. Currently, 48% of residents finished Year 12, while nearly 20% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manunda, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14% of the population, which is far below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32.9% of residents.
14.0% ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
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 Manunda, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 13.7%, followed closely by Society and culture at 13.4% and Management and commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Manunda has five schools, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with a total of 8,119 enrolments across government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.02
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 60% 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).
8,119
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,624
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Manunda
15 schools — 14,938 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Cairns School of Distance Education, Manunda | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Trinity Bay State High School, Manunda | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,784 | 908 |
| The BUSY School, Cairns | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,780 | 975 |
| Cairns West State School, Manunda | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 481 | 784 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 382 | 953 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Parramatta State School, Parramatta Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 482 | 887 |
| Cairns State High School, Cairns North | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,636 | 1,019 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School, Cairns North | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 354 | 1,091 |
| St Joseph's School, Parramatta Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 348 | 1,029 |
| St Augustine's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 777 | 1,060 |
| Balaclava State School, Mooroobool | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 381 | 797 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 774 | 974 |
| St Monica's College, Cairns | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 697 | 1,058 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 506 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021152/manunda/topic/education