46.9% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murray Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murray Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 46.9% of adults in Murray Downs finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in early schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the share of residents with a bachelor degree or higher is also much lower than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with nearly half of residents finishing school. About 22.8% of people reached Year 11, while 13.8% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murray Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 11 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.7% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.4% of residents.
15.7% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Murray Downs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by architecture and building at 12.5% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Six schools are located within 3 km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with two-thirds being government-run.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
446
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murray Downs
6 schools — 2,675 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| St Mary MacKillop College, Swan Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 8.9 km | 540 | 1,023 |
| Swan Hill College, Swan Hill | Government | Secondary | 9.0 km | 747 | 944 |
| St Mary's School, Swan Hill | Catholic | Primary | 9.5 km | 603 | 1,036 |
| Swan Hill North Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 184 | 926 |
| Swan Hill Specialist School, Swan Hill | Government | Combined | 10.2 km | 85 | 908 |
| Swan Hill Primary School, Swan Hill | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 516 | 942 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murray Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12863/murray-downs/topic/education