34.9% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrayville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murrayville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Murrayville have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 34.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a community where practical experience may be more common than formal academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 34.9% of people finishing Year 12. Many residents left school earlier, including 22.3% who finished Year 10 and 17.7% who left by Year 9.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrayville, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 37.5%.
8.2% ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Murrayville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications include Education at 17.3% and Engineering at 14.4%. Other notable areas of study include Food, hospitality and personal services at 11.5% and Society and culture at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most places, though the typical school size is much lower at just 66 students. The only school serving the area is a government-run combined primary and secondary school.
21.74
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
66
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murrayville
1 school — 66 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Murrayville Community College, Murrayville | Government | Combined | 7.2 km | 66 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrayville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21845/murrayville/topic/education