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Bayside Council area

Education institution attending

In 2021, 3.7% of Bayside Council's population aged 50 to 64 years attended an educational institution.

The share of particular age groups attending education is a particularly important socio-economic characteristic, when applied to age groups under 25.

Typically, the ages at which people are likely to attend particular education is as follows:

  • 0 to 5 - pre-school
  • 5 to 11 - primary school
  • 12 to 17 - secondary school
  • 18 to 24 - TAFE and university
  • 25 or older - mature age students

Significantly lower rates of school attendance among those age groups to which it usually applies can indicate a high school dropout rate, while high rates can indicate the presence of major schools in the area. For tertiary education, this is particularly affected by proximity to universities, and some areas may have close to 100% of their 18-24 year olds in university education, indicating an area catering for students in particular. A low rate may mean a loss of young people who move elsewhere for education.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
Bayside Council - 50 to 64 years20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
Pre-school00.00.000.00.00
Primary school00.00.000.00.00
Secondary school400.20.1360.20.2+4
TAFE/Vocational3251.71.61671.01.1+158
University2361.21.31991.21.3+37
Other1130.60.61280.70.7-15
Not attending17,56891.392.115,67690.890.9+1,892
Not stated9524.94.21,0596.15.8-107
Total people19,234100.0100.017,265100.0100.0+1,969
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the population aged 50 to 64 years attending educational institutions in Bayside Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education, and a lower proportion not engaged in any education.

Overall, 2.9% aged 50 to 64 years were engaged in tertiary level education and 91.3% were not engaged in any education, compared with 3.0% and 92.1% respectively for Greater Sydney.

There were no major differences between Bayside Council area and Greater Sydney in 2021.

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Bayside Council area's population aged 50 to 64 years increased by 1,969 people (+11.4%). This represents an average annual change of 2.18% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of people aged 50 to 64 years attending education institutions in Bayside Council area, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • TAFE/Vocational (+158 persons)
  • University (+37 persons)
  • Other (-15 persons)
  • Secondary school (+4 persons)

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