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Education & Qualifications in Murray Town

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

About 41% of people in Murray Town completed Year 12, which is a much lower share than across the state. This represents the largest group of schooling outcomes in the area, though overall education levels sit far below the national figures.

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Where Murray Town sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Murray Town — lower than 73% of areas.

Murray Town9.4%
5481, SA 13.1%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 40.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 54.6% seen in South Australia and the 58.8% national figure. Roughly 23% of people stopped their schooling at Year 11.

Completed Year 12

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40.9% —

Lower than 61% 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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In Murray Town, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 11 (25%) and Year 10 (18%).

Year 12 40.9% Year 11 22.7% Year 10 15.9% Year 9 or below 11.4%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is uncommon here, with only 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the typical Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 29.6% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.4% —

Lower than 73% 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 Murray Town, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 29.6% Bachelor degree 18.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both accounting for 14.8% of the total. Agriculture and Environment and Health each make up 11.1% of the qualifications held.

Field of qualification

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Murray Town splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (29%) and Management & commerce (29%), with Agriculture & environment at 21%.

Engineering & related 14.8% Management & commerce 14.8% Agriculture & environment 11.1% Health 11.1%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Murray Town — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Murray Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40991/murray-town/topic/education