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Bass Coast Shire

Education institution attending

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In 2021, 17.7% of Bass Coast Shire's female population attended an educational institution.

The share of Bass Coast Shire's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population and access to institutions, particularly tertiary institutions such as Universities and TAFE colleges.

Across Australia, females are slightly more likely to be attending both TAFE and University than males.

To complete this story, Bass Coast Shire's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with the Age Structure and Qualification topics.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
Bass Coast Shire - Total females20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Regional VIC - Total females %Number%Regional VIC - Total females %2016 to 2021
Attending3,71117.721.92,96417.521.0+747
Pre-school3371.61.92151.31.4+122
Primary school1,3106.37.41,1817.07.6+129
Secondary school1,0475.06.08905.36.1+157
TAFE/Vocational3631.72.32361.41.7+127
University5272.53.53011.83.3+226
Other1270.60.81410.80.8-14
Not attending15,67074.871.712,48873.870.8+3,182
Not stated1,5677.56.41,4628.68.3+105
Total people20,948100.0100.016,914100.0100.0+4,034
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 females attending educational institutions in Bass Coast Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC - Total females shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 6.3% of the females were attending primary school, 5.0% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 2.5% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.4%, 6.0% and 3.5% respectively for Regional VIC.

The major differences between the share of females attending learning institutions in Bass Coast Shire and Regional VIC were:

  • A larger percentage of females Not attending (74.8% compared to 71.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of females Attending (17.7% compared to 21.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of females Primary school (6.3% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females Secondary school (5.0% compared to 6.0%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes for females attending education institutions in Bass Coast Shire, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Not attending (+3,182 females)
  • Attending (+747 females)
  • University (+226 females)
  • Secondary school (+157 females)

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