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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 0.0% of Shoalhaven City Council's population aged 85 years or more 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:
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.
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
Education institution attending | |||||||
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Shoalhaven City Council - 85 years or more | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Type of institution | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2016 to 2021 |
Pre-school | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Primary school | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Secondary school | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 |
TAFE/Vocational | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -4 |
University | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Not attending | 3,147 | 89.9 | 86.3 | 2,551 | 80.6 | 82.6 | +596 |
Not stated | 353 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 609 | 19.2 | 17.2 | -256 |
Total people | 3,500 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,164 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +336 |
Analysis of the population aged 85 years or more attending educational institutions in Shoalhaven City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education, and a higher proportion not engaged in any education.
Overall, 0.0% aged 85 years or more were engaged in tertiary level education and 89.9% were not engaged in any education, compared with 0.0% and 86.3% respectively for Regional NSW.
There were no major differences between Shoalhaven City and Regional NSW in 2021.
From 2016 to 2021, Shoalhaven City's population aged 85 years or more increased by 336 people (+10.6%). This represents an average annual change of 2.04% per year over the period.
The largest change in the number of people aged 85 years or more attending education institutions in Shoalhaven City, between 2016 and 2021 was:
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