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Bathurst Regional Council area

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In 2021, 17.2% of people who needed assistance in Bathurst Regional Council attended an educational institution.

This dataset shows the educational attendance of the population needing assistance with daily tasks (due to age or disability) in Bathurst Regional Council area. Educational attendance is highly correlated with age, with children having the highest level of educational attendance generally. For the population with a disability, this dataset can reveal demand for assistance in the school system, and the level to which people with a need for assistance are able to access tertiary education.

To continue building the demographic story of those needing assistance in Bathurst Regional Council area, please view this topic in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'

Education institution attending
Bathurst Regional Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Regional NSWNumber%Regional NSW2016 to 2021
Pre-school291.01.0221.10.8+7
Primary school2187.86.41346.55.4+84
Secondary school1635.84.31105.43.6+53
TAFE/Vocational441.61.2321.61.1+12
University200.70.6231.10.6-3
Other100.40.6160.80.5-6
Not attending2,28181.383.51,67581.783.7+606
Not stated411.52.4391.94.4+2
Total Population2,806100.0100.02,051100.0100.0+755
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the population needing assistance attending educational institutions in Bathurst Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 7.8% of the population were attending primary school, 5.8% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 2.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.4%, 4.3% and 1.8% respectively for Regional NSW.

The major differences between the share of the population needing assistance attending learning institutions in Bathurst Regional Council area and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of people attending a secondary school (5.8% compared to 4.3%)
  • A larger percentage of people attending primary school (7.8% compared to 6.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people Not attending (81.3% compared to 83.5%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Bathurst Regional Council area's population needing assistance increased by 755 people (+36.8%). This represents an average annual change of 6.47% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of people needing assistance attending education institutions in Bathurst Regional Council area, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Not attending (+606 persons)
  • Primary school (+84 persons)
  • Secondary school (+53 persons)

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