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MidCoast Council area

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In 2021, 16.4% of the MidCoast Council's male population attended an educational institution.

The share of MidCoast Council area'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, MidCoast Council area'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
MidCoast Council - Total males20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Regional NSW - Total males %Number%Regional NSW - Total males %2016 to 2021
Attending7,69916.421.67,54117.121.2+158
Pre-school7581.62.27561.71.9+2
Primary school3,2176.88.33,2567.48.5-39
Secondary school2,4985.36.22,4805.66.3+18
TAFE/Vocational7391.62.26231.41.7+116
University3730.82.33270.72.5+46
Other1140.20.5990.20.4+15
Not attending35,79776.071.232,98774.870.3+2,810
Not stated3,5867.67.23,5648.18.5+22
Total people47,082100.0100.044,092100.0100.0+2,990
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 males attending educational institutions in the MidCoast Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW - Total males 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, 6.8% of the males were attending primary school, 5.3% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 0.8% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.3%, 6.2% and 2.3% respectively for Regional NSW.

The major differences between the share of males attending learning institutions in MidCoast Council area and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of males Not attending (76.0% compared to 71.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of males Attending (16.4% compared to 21.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of males University (0.8% compared to 2.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of males Primary school (6.8% compared to 8.3%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes for males attending education institutions in MidCoast Council area, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Not attending (+2,810 males)
  • Attending (+158 males)
  • TAFE/Vocational (+116 males)

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