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Education & Qualifications in Upper Manilla

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

Far fewer residents in Upper Manilla have finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 31.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the qualification levels, where only 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Upper Manilla, Suburb / Locality

Where Upper Manilla sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.6% ▼ -7.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Manilla — lower than 68% of areas.

Upper Manilla10.6%
2346, NSW 8.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure, with only 31.9% of residents reaching this milestone. Roughly 26.6% of people stopped at Year 10, and another 10.6% finished Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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31.9% ▼ -12.2%

Lower than 84% 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 Upper Manilla, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 31.9% Year 10 26.6% Year 9 or below 10.6% Year 11 8.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.3% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.6% ▼ -7.9%

Lower than 68% 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 Upper Manilla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 35.3% Bachelor degree 13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.8% Postgraduate degree 5.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, 21.6% studied engineering and related fields. Other common areas of study include natural and physical sciences, education, and management and commerce, each at 9.8%.

Field of qualification

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In Upper Manilla, the largest group is Engineering & related at 32%, followed by Natural & physical sciences (15%) and Education (15%).

Engineering & related 21.6% Natural & physical sciences 9.8% Education 9.8% Management & commerce 9.8% Agriculture & environment 7.8% Health 7.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in 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 Upper Manilla — 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 Upper Manilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14055/upper-manilla/topic/education