46.8% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murroon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murroon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher share of adults hold university degrees compared to most similar areas, making Murroon a relatively qualified place. While 25.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, only 46.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.8%, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 19% of residents finished Year 10, while 10.1% finished Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murroon, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.3% of adults, a rate about the same as the national figure. This is complemented by 22.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
25.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Murroon splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Graduate diploma / certificate at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and environment being the most common at 14.3%. Society and culture follow at 12.2%, and Education accounts for 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The single government primary school in the area is much smaller than most, with an average size of 52 students. Despite its size, the school's advantage score is much higher than in most similar 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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murroon
1 school — 52 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Deans Marsh Primary School, Deans Marsh | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 52 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murroon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21848/murroon/topic/education