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City of Maroondah

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In 2021, 17.7% of people who needed assistance in the City of Maroondah attended an educational institution.

This dataset shows the educational attendance of the population needing assistance with daily tasks (due to age or disability) in City of Maroondah. 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 City of Maroondah, 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
City of Maroondah - Need for assistance20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Pre-school931.41.1581.10.8+35
Primary school5307.76.03716.85.2+159
Secondary school3204.73.62244.13.2+96
TAFE/Vocational841.21.1631.10.9+21
University721.11.1581.10.9+14
Other1161.71.7911.71.6+25
Not attending5,42879.283.64,44180.984.8+987
Not stated2083.01.91823.32.7+26
Total Population6,851100.0100.05,488100.0100.0+1,363
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 the City of Maroondah in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne 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, 7.7% of the population were attending primary school, 4.7% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 2.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.0%, 3.6% and 2.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

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

  • A larger percentage of people attending primary school (7.7% compared to 6.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people Not stated (3.0% compared to 1.9%)
  • A larger percentage of people attending a secondary school (4.7% compared to 3.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people Not attending (79.2% compared to 83.6%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of Maroondah's population needing assistance increased by 1,363 people (+24.8%). This represents an average annual change of 4.54% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of people needing assistance attending education institutions in the City of Maroondah, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Not attending (+987 persons)
  • Primary school (+159 persons)
  • Secondary school (+96 persons)

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