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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 56 females in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat were attending university. This represents 3.7% of the population, compared to 2.4% in Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie.
The share of Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat'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 female population attending educational institutions in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat in 2021 compared to Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 6.4% of the female population were attending primary school, 6.6% of the female population were attending secondary institutions, and 4.7% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 3.2%, 3.7% and 3.4% respectively for Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie.
The major differences between the share of the female population attending learning institutions in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat and Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie were:
- A larger percentage of females attending a primary school (any type) (6.4% compared to 3.2%)
- A larger percentage of females attending a Government primary school (5.1% compared to 2.1%)
- A larger percentage of females attending a secondary school (any type) (6.6% compared to 3.7%)
- A smaller percentage of females not attending (72.2% compared to 79.0%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat's female population increased by 128 people (+9.4%). This represents an average annual change of 1.81% per year over the period.
There were no major differences in Red Hill - Red Hill South - Merricks North - Main Ridge - Arthurs Seat between 2016 and 2021.
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