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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id23.5% of people in low income households in Bathurst Regional Council attended an educational institution.
The share of Bathurst Regional Council's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, as it is influences 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.
Viewing this topic for low income households provides an insight into the distribution of education institutions attended for those counted in low income households. In some cases, there may be less opportunity to attend education for those on low incomes. On the other hand, if low household incomes are associated with a high number of university students, the area may have a high level of educational participation. Low income elderly households, on the other hand are very likely not to be attending education.
This data is often combined with Age Structure to identify the particular groups which are classified as low income in the area.
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Bathurst Regional Council - Low income households | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Type of institution | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2016 to 2021 |
Attending | 1,297 | 23.5 | 19.5 | 2,109 | 28.1 | 22.7 | -812 |
Pre-school | 110 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 149 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -39 |
Primary school | 561 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 801 | 10.7 | 9.4 | -240 |
Secondary school | 382 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 540 | 7.2 | 6.4 | -158 |
TAFE/Vocational | 115 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 226 | 3.0 | 2.1 | -111 |
University | 100 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 340 | 4.5 | 2.5 | -240 |
Other | 29 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 53 | 0.7 | 0.6 | -24 |
Not attending | 4,121 | 74.6 | 78.3 | 5,165 | 68.9 | 74.1 | -1,044 |
Not stated | 107 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 224 | 3.0 | 3.2 | -117 |
Total people in low income households | 5,525 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,498 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1,973 |
Analysis of the share of people in low income households attending educational institutions in Bathurst Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a higher proportion of people in low income households attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 10.2% of the population were attending primary school, 6.9% of people in low income households were attending secondary institutions, and 3.9% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.1%, 5.8% and 3.4% respectively for Regional NSW.
The major differences between the share of people in low income households attending learning institutions in Bathurst Regional Council area and Regional NSW were:
The largest changes in the number of people in low income households attending education institutions in Bathurst Regional Council area, between 2016 and 2021 were:
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