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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 12.7% of people who needed assistance in Wellington Shire attended an educational institution.
This dataset shows the educational attendance of the population needing assistance with daily tasks (due to age or disability) in Wellington Shire. Educational attendance is highly correlated with age, with children having the highest level of educational attendance generally. For the population with a disability, this dataset can reveal demand for assistance in the school system, and the level to which people with a need for assistance are able to access tertiary education.
To continue building the demographic story of those needing assistance in Wellington Shire, please view this topic in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Shire - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Regional VIC | Number | % | Regional VIC | 2016 to 2021 |
| Pre-school | 20 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +5 |
| Primary school | 188 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 142 | 5.6 | 5.5 | +46 |
| Secondary school | 120 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 107 | 4.2 | 3.5 | +13 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 23 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 17 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +6 |
| University | 15 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Other | 44 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 31 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +13 |
| Not attending | 2,746 | 84.8 | 82.7 | 2,164 | 84.9 | 84.3 | +582 |
| Not stated | 81 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 59 | 2.3 | 3.2 | +22 |
| Total Population | 3,237 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,550 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +687 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the population needing assistance attending educational institutions in Wellington Shire in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 5.8% of the population were attending primary school, 3.7% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 1.2% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.7%, 4.2% and 1.6% respectively for Regional VIC.
The major difference between the share of the population needing assistance attending learning institutions in Wellington Shire and Regional VIC was:
- A larger percentage of people Not attending (84.8% compared to 82.7%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Wellington Shire's population needing assistance increased by 687 people (+26.9%). This represents an average annual change of 4.89% per year over the period.
The largest change in the number of people needing assistance attending education institutions in Wellington Shire, between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Not attending (+582 persons)
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