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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 18.5% of Wellington Shire's male population attended an educational institution.
The share of Wellington Shire'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, Wellington Shire's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with the Age Structure and Qualification topics.
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
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Wellington Shire - Total males | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Type of institution | Number | % | Wellington Shire - Total population % | Number | % | Wellington Shire - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
Attending | 4,242 | 18.5 | 19.6 | 3,942 | 18.2 | 19.1 | +300 |
Pre-school | 431 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 338 | 1.6 | 1.5 | +93 |
Primary school | 1,784 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 1,754 | 8.1 | 7.9 | +30 |
Secondary school | 1,329 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1,305 | 6.0 | 6.2 | +24 |
TAFE/Vocational | 338 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 247 | 1.1 | 1.3 | +91 |
University | 234 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 204 | 0.9 | 1.6 | +30 |
Other | 126 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 94 | 0.4 | 0.6 | +32 |
Not attending | 16,275 | 70.8 | 71.4 | 15,097 | 69.6 | 70.5 | +1,178 |
Not stated | 2,470 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 2,647 | 12.2 | 10.5 | -177 |
Total people | 22,987 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 21,686 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,301 |
Analysis of the share of the males attending educational institutions in Wellington Shire in 2021 compared to Wellington Shire - Total population shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 7.8% of the males were attending primary school, 5.8% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 1.0% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.6%, 5.8% and 1.9% respectively for Wellington Shire.
The major difference between the share of males attending learning institutions in Wellington Shire and Wellington Shire was:
The largest changes for males attending education institutions in Wellington Shire, between 2016 and 2021 were:
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