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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 1,195 females in Adelaide Hills Council were attending university. This represents 5.8% of the population, compared to 6.1% in Aldgate.
The share of Adelaide Hills Council's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, as it is influenced by the number of children attending school; proximity to tertiary education, which can mean young adults leaving home to be nearer to educational facilities and; the degree to which people are seeking out educational opportunities in adulthood, especially in their late teens and early twenties.
This data is often combined with Age Structure to identify areas with significant university student populations.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the female population attending educational institutions in Adelaide Hills Council in 2021 compared to Aldgate shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 9.0% of the female population were attending primary school, 7.3% of the female population were attending secondary institutions, and 7.2% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 11.0%, 8.3% and 7.3% respectively for Aldgate.
The major differences between the share of the female population attending learning institutions in Adelaide Hills Council and Aldgate were:
- A smaller percentage of females attending a primary school (any type) (9.0% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of females attending a Government primary school (6.4% compared to 7.6%)
- A smaller percentage of females attending and independent secondary school (2.9% compared to 4.2%)
- A smaller percentage of females attending a secondary school (any type) (7.3% compared to 8.3%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Adelaide Hills Council's female population increased by 1,071 people (+5.5%). This represents an average annual change of 1.07% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of females attending education institutions in Adelaide Hills Council, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:
- University (+200 females)
- Secondary school (+187 females)
- Primary - Independent (-105 females)
- Primary school (-102 females)
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