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City of BoroondaraCommunity profile

City of Boroondara

Education institution attending

In 2021, 14,638 people in the City of Boroondara were attending university. This represents 8.7% of the population, compared to 5.8% in Greater Melbourne.

The share of the City of Boroondara'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.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
City of Boroondara - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Pre-school3,1551.92.22,7691.71.6+386
Primary school12,8977.78.113,9608.37.9-1,063
Primary - Government8,1314.85.68,6755.25.3-544
Primary - Catholic2,1121.31.52,6581.61.7-546
Primary - Independent2,6541.61.02,6271.60.9+27
Secondary school14,1908.56.413,1777.96.1+1,013
Secondary - Government4,7082.83.64,3352.63.3+373
Secondary - Catholic2,7031.61.42,7511.61.4-48
Secondary - Independent6,7794.01.46,0913.61.3+688
TAFE/Vocational2,6151.62.52,0051.21.8+610
University14,6388.75.815,7599.46.4-1,121
Other1,3380.81.21,3310.81.1+7
Not attending114,01267.969.2109,74865.668.6+4,264
Not stated5,0633.04.78,4825.16.4-3,419
Total167,908100.0100.0167,231100.0100.0+677
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 attending educational institutions in the City of Boroondara in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 7.7% of the population were attending primary school, 8.5% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 10.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.1%, 6.4% and 8.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in the City of Boroondara and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons attending University (8.7% compared to 5.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons attending and independent secondary school (4.0% compared to 1.4%)
  • A larger percentage of persons attending a secondary school (any type) (8.5% compared to 6.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons not attending (67.9% compared to 69.2%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of Boroondara's population increased by 677 people (+0.4%). This represents an average annual change of 0.08% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in the City of Boroondara, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • University (-1,121 persons)
  • Primary school (-1,063 persons)
  • Secondary school (+1,013 persons)
  • Secondary - Independent (+688 persons)

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