I would like to see travel to education included in the Census. This information would be very useful as it would allow facilities at educational providers to be created to accommodate e.g. more care spaces, bus shelters.
It would also inform education providers about their catchment. What is the SEIFA of the drawing area?
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Population
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Households and families
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Income and work
Unpaid work and care
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Education and training
Disability and carers
Housing
Location
Transport
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Topics on Education and training
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Attendance at an educational institution
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Engagement in employment, education and training
Highest year of schooling
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Highest non-school qualification
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Assessment Criteria 1
1.
This topic is of current national importance.
National Importance
Data is needed to inform strategy and planning.
Assessment Criteria 2
2.
There is a need for data from a Census of the whole population.
For whole population
the value of the topic is enhanced through combining with other characteristics collected in the Census
Assessment Criteria 3
3.
The topic can be accurately collected in a form which the household completes themselves.
Easy to answer
A simple question about which suburb your education provider is located
Assessment Criteria 4
4.
The topic would be acceptable to Census respondents.
Acceptable
The question is unobtrusive as it would seem quite general, the location of education.
Assessment Criteria 6
6.
There is likely to be a continuing need for data on this topic in the following Census.
Continuing need
There is a need for time series because it will allow trends to be established. it would identify geographical locations which are education hubs. Resources could be allocated and shared amongst providers in a location e.g. buses and other public transport
Assessment Criteria 7
7.
There are no other alternative data sources or solutions that could meet the topic need.
No alternatives
There is no source of data that collates this information. Educational providers may know the suburb location of their student but they may not know how they travel to the location. some younger students may live at 2 addresses due to family splits.