46.7% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mandagery · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Mandagery hold a university degree compared to the rest of the country, with only 9.4% having a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a local trend where practical certifications are much more common than higher academic titles.
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%.
46.7% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Mandagery, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much lower proportion of university graduates than most areas, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.1% of adults.
9.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Mandagery, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Mandagery have studied a diverse range of fields, led by engineering at 13.6%, followed by health and education at 11.4% each.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.
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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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mandagery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12474/mandagery/topic/education