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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 216 females in Big Rivers were attending university. This represents 2.3% of the population, compared to 6.7% in Greater Darwin.
The share of Big Rivers'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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Education institution attending | |||||||
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Big Rivers - Total females (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Type of institution | Number | % | Greater Darwin % | Number | % | Greater Darwin % | 2016 to 2021 |
Pre-school | 160 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 184 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -24 |
Primary school | 925 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 899 | 9.8 | 8.3 | +26 |
Primary - Government | 836 | 9.0 | 6.4 | 779 | 8.4 | 6.0 | +57 |
Primary - Catholic | 71 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 71 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0 |
Primary - Independent | 18 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 49 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -31 |
Secondary school | 484 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 522 | 5.7 | 6.0 | -38 |
Secondary - Government | 376 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 390 | 4.2 | 3.7 | -14 |
Secondary - Catholic | 77 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 73 | 0.8 | 0.9 | +4 |
Secondary - Independent | 31 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 59 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -28 |
TAFE/Vocational | 126 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 93 | 1.0 | 1.8 | +33 |
University | 216 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 214 | 2.3 | 6.0 | +2 |
Other | 56 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 51 | 0.6 | 1.2 | +5 |
Not attending | 6,129 | 66.3 | 64.4 | 5,651 | 61.3 | 64.3 | +478 |
Not stated | 1,144 | 12.4 | 8.2 | 1,606 | 17.4 | 10.8 | -462 |
Total | 9,240 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,220 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +20 |
Analysis of the share of the female population attending educational institutions in Big Rivers in 2021 compared to Greater Darwin shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 10.0% of the female population were attending primary school, 5.2% of the female population were attending secondary institutions, and 3.7% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.6%, 6.2% and 9.2% respectively for Greater Darwin.
The major differences between the share of the female population attending learning institutions in Big Rivers and Greater Darwin were:
From 2016 to 2021, Big Rivers's female population increased by 20 people (+0.2%). This represents an average annual change of 0.04% per year over the period.
The largest change in the number of females attending education institutions in Big Rivers, between 2016 and 2021 was in those who nominated:
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