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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 26.1% of the City of Townsville's female population attended an educational institution.
The share of the City of Townsville'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, the City of Townsville'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Townsville - Total females | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population % | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Attending | 25,223 | 26.1 | 24.6 | 24,460 | 26.2 | 24.6 | +763 |
| Pre-school | 1,408 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1,028 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +380 |
| Primary school | 7,897 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8,136 | 8.7 | 8.8 | -239 |
| Secondary school | 6,803 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5,981 | 6.4 | 6.6 | +822 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 2,138 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1,922 | 2.1 | 1.7 | +216 |
| University | 6,001 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 6,526 | 7.0 | 5.6 | -525 |
| Other | 976 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 867 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +109 |
| Not attending | 64,925 | 67.2 | 67.4 | 62,004 | 66.4 | 67.2 | +2,921 |
| Not stated | 6,397 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 6,940 | 7.4 | 8.3 | -543 |
| Total people | 96,545 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 93,404 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,141 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the females attending educational institutions in the City of Townsville in 2021 compared to City of Townsville - Total population shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 8.2% of the females were attending primary school, 7.0% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 6.2% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.4%, 6.9% and 4.8% respectively for City of Townsville.
The major differences between the share of females attending learning institutions in the City of Townsville and City of Townsville were:
- A larger percentage of females Attending (26.1% compared to 24.6%)
- A larger percentage of females University (6.2% compared to 4.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes for females attending education institutions in the City of Townsville, between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Not attending (+2,921 females)
- Secondary school (+822 females)
- Attending (+763 females)
- University (-525 females)
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