56.4% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murrah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of the adults in Murrah have completed Year 12, reflecting a level of schooling that is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents hold a variety of certificates and degrees, the community lacks local school facilities. This creates a learning landscape where a high proportion of people have finished secondary school but must travel for further education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, this is a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrah, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.1% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. Despite this, it remains well below the New South Wales average of 27.8% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
22.1% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Murrah splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%), with Bachelor degree at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Murrah are spread across several fields, with Engineering, Management and Commerce, and Creative Arts each making up 15.0% of the total. Architecture and Building and Education each account for 10.0%.
Schools
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 of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
0
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).
Sources
More for Murrah
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12860/murrah/topic/education