51.4% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrindindi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murrindindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of people in Murrindindi completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the Victorian average. While school completion is low, the area stands out for having a surprisingly high number of adults with university degrees compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure and far below the Victorian average of 61.8%. About 21% of the population ended their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrindindi, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a higher proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher than most similar places. At 26.1%, this is about the same as the Australian average but well below Victoria's 29.2%.
26.1% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Murrindindi, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Agriculture and Environment being the most common, each accounting for 20% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of just 40 students. All schools in the area are government primary schools.
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).
40
Lower than 86% 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 Murrindindi
1 school — 40 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Buxton Primary School, Buxton | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 40 | 997 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrindindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21847/murrindindi/topic/education