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Education & Qualifications in Murrabit

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

Nearly half of all qualified adults in Murrabit hold a Certificate III or IV. This is an area with very low formal schooling levels, where only 21% of people finished Year 12, far below the Victorian figure of 61.8%.

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📍 Murrabit, Suburb / Locality

Where Murrabit sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

1.6% ▼ -73.1%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Murrabit — lower than 96% of areas.

Murrabit1.6%
3579, VIC 9.2%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 21%, which is far below the national rate of 58.8%. About 22.7% of residents peaked at Year 11, while 21% finished Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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21.0% ▼ -5.5%

Lower than 97% 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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Murrabit splits fairly evenly between Year 11 (27%) and Year 12 (25%), with Year 10 at 25%.

Year 11 22.7% Year 12 21.0% Year 10 21.0% Year 9 or below 19.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Only 1.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 29.2% seen across Victoria. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV (47.8%) or a diploma (15.6%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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1.6% ▼ -73.1%

Lower than 96% 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 Murrabit, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 47.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.6% Bachelor degree 3.3% Certificate I / II 3.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 18.9%, followed by agriculture and environment at 13.3% and society and culture at 10%.

Field of qualification

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No single group dominates in Murrabit — Engineering & related leads at 24%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (17%) and Society & culture (13%).

Engineering & related 18.9% Agriculture & environment 13.3% Society & culture 10.0% Education 8.9% Food, hospitality & personal services 8.9% Health 6.7% Management & commerce 6.7% Architecture & building 4.4%

Schools

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

There is one government primary school within 3km, making the number of schools per 1,000 children among the highest for similar areas. However, the average school size is much lower than most areas at just 25 students.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Average school ICSEA

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915

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Murrabit

1 school — 25 students, average ICSEA 915.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1
Murrabit Group School, Murrabit Government Primary 1.5 km 25 915

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 Murrabit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21840/murrabit/topic/education