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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 4,834 people in the Former Caboolture Shire District were attending university. This represents 2.5% of the population, compared to 3.3% in Lawnton.
The share of the Former Caboolture Shire District'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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in the Former Caboolture Shire District in 2021 compared to Lawnton shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 8.4% of the population were attending primary school, 6.9% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 4.4% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.8%, 6.2% and 6.0% respectively for Lawnton.
There were no major differences between Former Caboolture Shire District and Lawnton in 2021.
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Former Caboolture Shire District's population increased by 24,676 people (+14.5%). This represents an average annual change of 2.74% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in the Former Caboolture Shire District, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:
- Secondary school (+2,133 persons)
- Secondary - Government (+1,269 persons)
- Pre-school (+1,189 persons)
- TAFE/Vocational (+962 persons)
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