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Education & Qualifications in Murray Bridge

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

Only 8.1% of adults in Murray Bridge hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a local education profile where higher degrees are uncommon and school completion rates have dropped significantly over the last decade.

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

8.1% ▼ -45.5%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Murray Bridge — lower than 74% of areas.

Murray Bridge8.1%
5253, SA 8.1%
South Australia 22.7%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion fell 12 points since 2011 to 35.6%, which is far below the South Australian rate of 54.6%. About 22.5% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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35.6% ▼ -25.5%

Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Murray Bridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 11 (20%).

Year 12 35.6% Year 10 22.5% Year 11 18.1% Year 9 or below 16.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are rare here, with the typical qualification being a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.4% of people. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree fell 6.7 points since 2011 to reach 8.1%, a figure far below the national average.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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8.1% ▼ -45.5%

Lower than 74% of urban centre 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 Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 43.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 12.5% Bachelor degree 12.3% Certificate I / II 3.9% Postgraduate degree 2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for qualified residents are engineering and related fields at 15.2%, followed closely by society and culture at 15.1% and management and commerce at 14.6%.

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 Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413002/murray-bridge/topic/education