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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Hobsons Bay City

Education institution attending

In 2021, 30.9% of Hobsons Bay City's population aged 0 to 4 years attended an educational institution.

The share of particular age groups attending education is a particularly important socio-economic characteristic, when applied to age groups under 25.

Typically, the ages at which people are likely to attend particular education is as follows:

  • 0 to 5 - pre-school
  • 5 to 11 - primary school
  • 12 to 17 - secondary school
  • 18 to 24 - TAFE and university
  • 25 or older - mature age students

Significantly lower rates of school attendance among those age groups to which it usually applies can indicate a high school dropout rate, while high rates can indicate the presence of major schools in the area. For tertiary education, this is particularly affected by proximity to universities, and some areas may have close to 100% of their 18-24 year olds in university education, indicating an area catering for students in particular. A low rate may mean a loss of young people who move elsewhere for education.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
Hobsons Bay City - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Hobsons Bay City - Total populationNumber%Hobsons Bay City - Total population2016 to 2021
Pre-school1,66728.82.41,10418.21.7+563
Primary school70.18.2470.87.8-40
Secondary school00.05.900.05.50
TAFE/Vocational00.02.000.01.40
University00.04.500.04.80
Other1132.01.1110.21.1+102
Not attending3,86566.871.34,72678.171.4-861
Not stated1302.24.61652.76.2-35
Total people5,782100.0100.06,053100.0100.0-271
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 population aged 0 to 4 years attending educational institutions in Hobsons Bay City in 2021 compared to the total population in Hobsons Bay City shows that there was a higher proportion attending pre-school school, a lower proportion attending primary school, and a lower proportion not engaged in any education.

Overall, 28.8% of the population aged 0 to 4 years were attending pre-school, 0.1% were attending primary institutions, and 66.8% were not engaged in any education, compared with 2.4%, 8.2% and 71.3% respectively for the total population in Hobsons Bay City.

The major differences between the share of children aged 0 to 4 years attending learning institutions in Hobsons Bay City and the total population in Hobsons Bay City were:

  • A larger percentage of people attending pre-school (28.8% compared to 2.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of people attending primary school (0.1% compared to 8.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people attending a secondary school (0.0% compared to 5.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people University (0.0% compared to 4.5%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Hobsons Bay City's population aged 0 to 4 years decreased by 271 people (+4.5%). This represents an average annual change of -0.91% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of children aged 0 to 4 years attending education institutions in Hobsons Bay City, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Pre-school (+563 persons)
  • Other (+102 persons)
  • Primary school (-40 persons)

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