72.1% ▲ +115.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 72.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Murrumbateman · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Murrumbateman
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of residents in Murrumbateman finished high school compared to the state average. The area has seen a massive shift in education levels, with the percentage of people completing Year 12 jumping by 39 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 72.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This is among the highest rates for this level of schooling in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Murrumbateman, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High school success is matched by university achievement, with 33.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and marks a significant 23 point increase since 2011.
33.2% ▲ +211.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Murrumbateman splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (29%) and Certificate III / IV (25%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.9%. Engineering and health also make up a notable portion of qualifications.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Murrumbateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115108/murrumbateman/topic/education