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South West Group

The residents

The residents section is presented in two sections to answer the following questions:

  • What are the characteristics of the local residents?
  • Where do the residents work?

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This data is from the Usual Resident dataset of the Census. It includes all the people who reside in the local area, including those people who are not in the labour force (such as the elderly, children, unpaid domestic workers and carers etc.). Presenting the characteristics of the total local residents in economy.id® provides the context for understanding:

  • the characteristics of the local labour force (which is a subset of the total population);
  • the relationship between the residential role and function of the local area and its economic role and function;
  • the local market for goods and services.

More detailed information about the resident population, including suburb/locality profiles, can be found in South West Group community profile at www.id.com.au/profile/southwestgroup.

Education institute attending

Derived from the Census question, 'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'

The share of population attending educational institutions reflects three factors:

  • the age and family structure of the population, which influences the number of children attending school and in turn, is influenced by the availability of schools;
  • proximity to tertiary institutions which attract a student population; and
  • the degree to which people are seeking out educational opportunities in adulthood, especially in their late teens and early twenties.

A large resident tertiary student population is an important economic resource, both as labour (particularly for part-time and casual employment) and as a market for certain types of goods and services.

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Education institute attending of the residents Place of usual residence

Education institute attending, residents by gender, South West Group 20062006
GenderEducation institute attendingnumber%City of Melville %
PersonsPre School4,2371.41.2
PersonsPrimary - Government19,4616.35.6
PersonsPrimary - Catholic4,9861.61.7
PersonsPrimary - Independent2,6790.90.7
PersonsPrimary - Total27,1268.98.0
PersonsSecondary - Government9,9943.33.1
PersonsSecondary - Catholic4,7811.62.0
PersonsSecondary - Independent4,0411.31.8
PersonsSecondary - Total18,8166.17.0
PersonsTAFE6,0672.02.0
PersonsUniversity12,8614.27.1
PersonsOther1,5050.50.5
PersonsNot Attending209,16268.267.6
PersonsNot Stated26,7268.76.7
PersonsTotal306,500100.0100.0
Education institute attending, residents, South West Group 2006 Pre School, City of Melville: 1.2% Primary - Government, City of Melville: 5.6% Primary - Catholic, City of Melville: 1.7% Primary - Independent, City of Melville: 0.7% Primary - Total, City of Melville: 8.0% Secondary - Government, City of Melville: 3.1% Secondary - Catholic, City of Melville: 2.0% Secondary - Independent, City of Melville: 1.8% Secondary - Total, City of Melville: 7.0% TAFE, City of Melville: 2.0% University, City of Melville: 7.1% Other, City of Melville: 0.5% Not Stated, City of Melville: 6.7% Pre School, South West Group: 1.4% Primary - Government, South West Group: 6.3% Primary - Catholic, South West Group: 1.6% Primary - Independent, South West Group: 0.9% Primary - Total, South West Group: 8.9% Secondary - Government, South West Group: 3.3% Secondary - Catholic, South West Group: 1.6% Secondary - Independent, South West Group: 1.3% Secondary - Total, South West Group: 6.1% TAFE, South West Group: 2.0% University, South West Group: 4.2% Other, South West Group: 0.5% Not Stated, South West Group: 8.7%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006.

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