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Manilla · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Manilla

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

Only 26.8% of residents in Manilla have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While the level of schooling has risen since 2011, the area still sees much lower rates of high school and university completion than most other places.

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📍 Manilla, Urban Centre

Where Manilla sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.1% ▲ +45.7%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Manilla — lower than 80% of areas.

Manilla7.1%
2346, NSW 8.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, though it rose 6.3 points since 2011. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 at 33.7%.

Completed Year 12

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26.8% ▲ +30.8%

Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Manilla, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (26%).

Year 10 33.7% Year 12 26.8% Year 9 or below 23.2% Year 11 5.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 40.2% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.1% ▲ +45.7%

Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications most commonly studied health (14.7%) or engineering and related fields (14.6%). Management and commerce accounts for 11.3% of degrees and diplomas.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115102/manilla/topic/education