43.9% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murdunna · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Murdunna
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Murdunna. This area has a lower level of formal education than the state and national averages, with only 14.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 47.1% and far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murdunna, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is lower than the national average, with 14.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, 12 points lower than the Australian figure.
14.6% ▲ +63.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Murdunna, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Murdunna are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both being the most common at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller and has a lower advantage score than most other 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).
136
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Murdunna
1 school — 136 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Dunalley Primary School, Dunalley | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 136 | 970 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murdunna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60438/murdunna/topic/education