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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 17.0% of people who needed assistance in the City of Ballarat attended an educational institution.
This dataset shows the educational attendance of the population needing assistance with daily tasks (due to age or disability) in City of Ballarat. 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 City of Ballarat, 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ballarat - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Regional VIC | Number | % | Regional VIC | 2016 to 2021 |
| Pre-school | 101 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 58 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +43 |
| Primary school | 589 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 374 | 6.0 | 5.5 | +215 |
| Secondary school | 412 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 267 | 4.3 | 3.5 | +145 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 88 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 57 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +31 |
| University | 105 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 58 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +47 |
| Other | 128 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 88 | 1.4 | 1.4 | +40 |
| Not attending | 6,702 | 79.9 | 82.7 | 5,211 | 83.0 | 84.3 | +1,491 |
| Not stated | 259 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 162 | 2.6 | 3.2 | +97 |
| Total Population | 8,384 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,275 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,109 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the population needing assistance attending educational institutions in the City of Ballarat in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 7.0% of the population were attending primary school, 4.9% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 2.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.7%, 4.2% and 1.6% respectively for Regional VIC.
The major difference between the share of the population needing assistance attending learning institutions in the City of Ballarat and Regional VIC was:
- A smaller percentage of people Not attending (79.9% compared to 82.7%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, City of Ballarat's population needing assistance increased by 2,109 people (+33.6%). This represents an average annual change of 5.97% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of people needing assistance attending education institutions in the City of Ballarat, between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Not attending (+1,491 persons)
- Primary school (+215 persons)
- Secondary school (+145 persons)
- Not stated (+97 persons)
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