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Education & Qualifications in Lower Mangrove

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

Far fewer people in Lower Mangrove finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 43.5% completing Year 12. While this is well below the New South Wales figure, a higher than usual number of adults hold bachelor degrees or higher than most similar areas.

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Where Lower Mangrove sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

18.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Mangrove — higher than 62% of areas.

Lower Mangrove18.3%
2250, NSW 22.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. About 24.2% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.5% —

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Lower Mangrove, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.

Year 12 43.5% Year 10 24.2% Year 11 9.7% Year 9 or below 6.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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18.3% —

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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 Lower Mangrove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).

Certificate III / IV 27.5% Postgraduate degree 17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.5% Bachelor degree 10.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.5%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both sit at 12.5%.

Field of qualification

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In Lower Mangrove, the largest group is Engineering & related at 26%, followed by Health (19%) and Management & commerce (19%).

Engineering & related 17.5% Health 12.5% Management & commerce 12.5% Natural & physical sciences 10.0% Society & culture 7.5% Creative arts 7.5%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 in and around Lower Mangrove — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lower Mangrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12418/lower-mangrove/topic/education