24.3% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murphys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murphys Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 24.3% of residents in Murphys Creek have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a local profile where formal schooling and higher degrees are much less common than in most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%. Only 24.3% of people reached this level, while 10.8% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murphys Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 9 or below (21%) and Year 11 (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also uncommon here, with only 8.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 21.7%.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Murphys Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area are most likely to have studied engineering and related fields, at 17.4%. Natural and physical sciences, as well as agriculture and environment, both account for 13% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is smaller than most other schools. This local school has an average advantage score of 967, which is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murphys Creek
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tarnagulla Primary School, Tarnagulla | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 21 | 967 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murphys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21838/murphys-creek/topic/education