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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)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%City of Moreton Bay %Number%City of Moreton Bay %2016 to 2021
Pre-school5411.41.84031.11.3+138
Primary school3,2868.78.93,3399.59.5-54
Primary - Government2,2726.06.32,3696.76.8-97
Primary - Catholic3861.01.33731.11.4+12
Primary - Independent6281.71.35961.71.3+31
Secondary school2,9907.97.32,5917.46.8+398
Secondary - Government1,4383.84.71,3193.84.4+118
Secondary - Catholic6681.81.35421.51.2+126
Secondary - Independent8842.31.47292.11.2+154
TAFE/Vocational5691.52.14411.31.6+127
University1,3123.53.31,2903.73.2+22
Other2510.70.92150.60.8+36
Not attending25,65868.170.823,38166.670.3+2,277
Not stated3,0968.24.93,4649.96.5-369
Total37,703100.0100.035,127100.0100.0+2,576
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 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 2016 to 2021, Rural Planning Area's population increased by 2,581 people (+7.3%). This represents an average annual change of 1.43% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in Rural Planning Area, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • Secondary school (+398 persons)
  • Secondary - Independent (+154 persons)
  • Pre-school (+138 persons)
  • TAFE/Vocational (+127 persons)

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