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Mount Barker District CouncilCommunity profile
Qualifications Highest level of schooling Education institution attending

Greater Mount Barker

Education institution attending

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In 2021, 1,173 people in Greater Mount Barker were attending university. This represents 4.1% of the population, compared to 4.0% in the Mount Barker District Council.

The share of Greater Mount Barker's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, as it is influenced by 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.

This data is often combined with Age Structure to identify areas with significant university student populations.

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Derived from the Census question:

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

Refers to:

Total population

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Education institution attending
Greater Mount Barker - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Mount Barker District Council %Number%Mount Barker District Council %2016 to 2021
Pre-school5361.91.73271.41.3+209
Primary school2,7939.89.42,43710.310.0+356
Primary - Government1,8606.56.31,5646.66.3+295
Primary - Catholic3301.21.12941.21.0+36
Primary - Independent6032.12.15782.52.7+24
Secondary school1,8286.46.41,5856.76.7+242
Secondary - Government9603.43.37343.13.2+226
Secondary - Catholic2660.90.83171.31.1-52
Secondary - Independent6022.12.25332.32.4+68
TAFE/Vocational6492.32.14842.12.0+164
University1,1734.14.09043.83.8+268
Other2040.70.71200.50.6+84
Not attending20,35471.171.416,33369.369.7+4,020
Not stated1,0953.84.21,3805.96.0-286
Total28,632100.0100.023,574100.0100.0+5,058
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in Greater Mount Barker in 2021 compared to the Mount Barker District Council shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 9.8% of the population were attending primary school, 6.4% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 6.4% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 9.4%, 6.4% and 6.1% respectively for the Mount Barker District Council.

There were no major differences between Greater Mount Barker and Mount Barker District Council in 2021.

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Greater Mount Barker's population increased by 5,064 people (+21.5%). This represents an average annual change of 3.97% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in Greater Mount Barker, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • Primary school (+356 persons)
  • Primary - Government (+295 persons)
  • University (+268 persons)
  • Secondary school (+242 persons)

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