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Notting Hill

Education institution attending

In 2021, 539 people in Notting Hill were attending university. This represents 18.7% of the population, compared to 9.1% in Oakleigh East - Huntingdale.

The share of Notting Hill'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.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
Notting Hill - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Oakleigh East - Huntingdale %Number%Oakleigh East - Huntingdale %2016 to 2021
Pre-school511.82.3321.01.4+19
Primary school1595.56.81163.86.5+43
Primary - Government1284.44.9902.94.5+38
Primary - Catholic250.91.4110.41.7+14
Primary - Independent60.20.5150.50.3-9
Secondary school1093.84.9862.84.3+23
Secondary - Government762.62.4591.92.0+17
Secondary - Catholic250.92.0170.61.9+8
Secondary - Independent80.30.5100.30.4-2
TAFE/Vocational692.42.7622.02.0+7
University53918.79.187628.712.2-337
Other421.51.2291.01.0+13
Not attending1,72960.069.21,62353.266.2+106
Not stated1856.43.82277.46.4-42
Total2,883100.0100.03,051100.0100.0-168
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in Notting Hill in 2021 compared to Oakleigh East - Huntingdale shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 5.5% of the population were attending primary school, 3.8% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 21.1% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.8%, 4.9% and 11.8% respectively for Oakleigh East - Huntingdale.

The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Notting Hill and Oakleigh East - Huntingdale were:

  • A larger percentage of persons attending University (18.7% compared to 9.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons not attending (60.0% compared to 69.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a primary school (any type) (5.5% compared to 6.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a Catholic secondary school (0.9% compared to 2.0%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Notting Hill's population decreased by 168 people (+5.5%). This represents an average annual change of -1.13% per year over the period.

The largest change in the number of persons attending education institutions in Notting Hill, between 2016 and 2021 was in those who nominated:

  • University (-337 persons)

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