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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Rockhampton

Education institution attending

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In 2021, 17.8% of people who needed assistance in Rockhampton Regional Council attended an educational institution.

This dataset shows the educational attendance of the population needing assistance with daily tasks (due to age or disability) in Rockhampton. Educational attendance is highly correlated with age, with children having the highest level of educational attendance generally. For the population with a disability, this dataset can reveal demand for assistance in the school system, and the level to which people with a need for assistance are able to access tertiary education.

To continue building the demographic story of those needing assistance in Rockhampton, please view this topic in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
Rockhampton Regional Council - Need for assistance20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Regional QLDNumber%Regional QLD2016 to 2021
Pre-school480.80.7310.60.5+17
Primary school5749.36.73687.45.8+206
Secondary school3525.74.82244.53.9+128
TAFE/Vocational330.50.8340.70.7-1
University310.50.7330.70.8-2
Other641.01.0501.00.8+14
Not attending4,89479.182.83,81876.384.0+1,076
Not stated1893.12.54478.93.5-258
Total Population6,185100.0100.05,005100.0100.0+1,180
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 needing assistance attending educational institutions in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional QLD shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 9.3% of the population were attending primary school, 5.7% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 1.0% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.7%, 4.8% and 1.5% respectively for Regional QLD.

The major differences between the share of the population needing assistance attending learning institutions in Rockhampton and Regional QLD were:

  • A larger percentage of people attending primary school (9.3% compared to 6.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people Not attending (79.1% compared to 82.8%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Rockhampton's population needing assistance increased by 1,180 people (+23.6%). This represents an average annual change of 4.32% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of people needing assistance attending education institutions in Rockhampton, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Not attending (+1,076 persons)
  • Not stated (-258 persons)
  • Primary school (+206 persons)
  • Secondary school (+128 persons)

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