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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id24.8% of people in the Rural City of Murray Bridge had a Vocational qualification in 2021, higher than the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region. This represents an increase of 573 people since 2016.
Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, the Rural City of Murray Bridge's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural City of Murray Bridge - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | RDA Murraylands and Riverland region % | Number | % | RDA Murraylands and Riverland region % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 1,511 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 1,211 | 7.0 | 7.5 | +300 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 1,105 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 1,025 | 5.9 | 6.3 | +80 |
| Vocational | 4,463 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 3,890 | 22.6 | 21.7 | +573 |
| No qualification | 9,235 | 51.4 | 50.3 | 8,935 | 51.8 | 52.1 | +300 |
| Not stated | 1,664 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 2,186 | 12.7 | 12.3 | -522 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 17,978 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17,247 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +731 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the Rural City of Murray Bridge in 2021 compared to the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region shows that there was a similar proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 39.4% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 51.4% had no qualifications, compared with 39.5% and 50.3% respectively for the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region.
The major difference between the qualifications held by the population of the Rural City of Murray Bridge and the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region is:
- A larger percentage of persons with No qualifications (51.4% compared to 50.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the Rural City of Murray Bridge between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Vocational qualifications (+573 persons)
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+300 persons)
- No qualifications (+300 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+80 persons)
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