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City of Brimbank

Education institution attending

In 2021, 9,148 people in the City of Brimbank were attending university. This represents 4.7% of the population, compared to 5.8% in Greater Melbourne.

The share of the City of Brimbank'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 Brimbank - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
Pre-school3,3901.72.22,5881.31.6+802
Primary school14,5017.58.114,3437.47.9+158
Primary - Government8,8554.65.68,9144.65.3-59
Primary - Catholic4,6092.41.54,2792.21.7+330
Primary - Independent1,0370.51.01,1500.60.9-113
Secondary school12,3636.46.412,5206.46.1-157
Secondary - Government8,0104.13.67,7804.03.3+230
Secondary - Catholic3,1061.61.43,4101.81.4-304
Secondary - Independent1,2470.61.41,3300.71.3-83
TAFE/Vocational4,9452.52.53,7171.91.8+1,228
University9,1484.75.810,2495.36.4-1,101
Other3,1181.61.23,2901.71.1-172
Not attending134,80669.369.2133,08668.568.6+1,720
Not stated12,3456.34.714,5347.56.4-2,189
Total194,616100.0100.0194,327100.0100.0+289
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 Brimbank in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 7.5% of the population were attending primary school, 6.4% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 7.2% 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 Brimbank and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A smaller percentage of persons attending University (4.7% compared to 5.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a Government primary school (4.6% compared to 5.6%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of Brimbank's population increased by 289 people (+0.1%). This represents an average annual change of 0.03% per year over the period.

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

  • TAFE/Vocational (+1,228 persons)
  • University (-1,101 persons)
  • Pre-school (+802 persons)
  • Primary - Catholic (+330 persons)

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