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City of Moreton BayCommunity profile

Rural Planning Area

Education institution attending

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In 2021, 1,312 people in Rural Planning Area were attending university. This represents 3.5% of the population, compared to 3.3% in the City of Moreton Bay.

The share of Rural Planning Area'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
Rural Planning Area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Type of institutionNumber%City of Moreton Bay %Number%City of Moreton Bay %2011 to 2021
Pre-school5411.41.84031.31.3+137
Primary school3,2868.78.93,45910.89.7-174
Primary - Government2,2726.06.32,5377.96.9-265
Primary - Catholic3861.01.33861.21.40
Primary - Independent6281.71.35361.71.3+92
Secondary school2,9907.97.32,3947.56.4+596
Secondary - Government1,4383.84.71,2013.84.1+236
Secondary - Catholic6681.81.35061.61.1+162
Secondary - Independent8842.31.46862.11.3+198
TAFE/Vocational5691.52.14751.51.8+93
University1,3123.53.31,0443.32.7+268
Other2510.70.91930.60.7+57
Not attending25,65868.170.821,88168.571.3+3,776
Not stated3,0968.24.92,0876.56.1+1,009
Total37,703100.0100.031,940100.0100.0+5,762
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Rural Planning Area in 2021 compared to the City of Moreton Bay shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 8.7% of the population were attending primary school, 7.9% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 5.0% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.9%, 7.3% and 5.4% respectively for the City of Moreton Bay.

The major difference between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Rural Planning Area and the City of Moreton Bay was:

  • A smaller percentage of persons not attending (68.1% compared to 70.8%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2021, Rural Planning Area's population increased by 5,768 people (+18.1%). This represents an average annual change of 1.67% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in Rural Planning Area, between 2011 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • Secondary school (+596 persons)
  • University (+268 persons)
  • Primary - Government (-265 persons)
  • Secondary - Government (+236 persons)

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