Demographic Profile of Young People in Greater Bendigo
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Attachment 4 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN GREATER BENDIGO 2017 1 Acknowledgement of Country The City of Greater Bendigo is on both Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country, whose ancestors and their descendants are the traditional owners of this Country. We acknowledge that they have been custodians for many centuries and continue to perform age old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal. We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region. Contact: City of Greater Bendigo 195 Lyttleton Terrace Bendigo Vic 3550 Telephone: (03) 5434 6000 Website: www.yobendigo.com.au 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................... 3 TABLES .......................................................................................................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 8 DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN GREATER BENDIGO .............................. 9 CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO POPULATION SUMMARY AND FORECASTS ........................... 11 Population ................................................................................................................................. 11 Population Forecasts ................................................................................................................. 11 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 13 GREATER BENDIGO AGE STRUCTURE .................................................................................... 14 Age Structure ............................................................................................................................ 14 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 15 ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER POPULATION IN GREATER BENDIGO ........ 16 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population ........................................................................ 16 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suburb Population ........................................................... 16 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 17 CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN GREATER BENDIGO ....................................................................... 18 Place of Birth ............................................................................................................................. 18 Language Spoken at Home ....................................................................................................... 19 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 20 INDEX OF RELATIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN GREATER BENDIGO (SEIFA) 21 Disadvantage in Greater Bendigo .............................................................................................. 21 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 22 AGE STRUCTURE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN GREATER BENDIGO............................................. 23 Population aged 12 to 24 Years ................................................................................................ 23 Population aged 12 to 17 Years and Gender ............................................................................. 23 Population aged 18 to 24 years and Gender ............................................................................. 24 Population of 12 to 24 year olds in Suburbs .............................................................................. 24 Population of 12 to 17 year olds in Suburbs .............................................................................. 26 Population of 18 to 24 year olds in Suburbs .............................................................................. 27 3 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 28 ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER YOUNG PEOPLE ........................................... 29 Indigenous Population aged 12 to 24 Years .............................................................................. 29 Employment Status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders aged 15 to 24 Years ................... 29 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 29 YOUNG PEOPLE AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN GREATER BENDIGO .................................. 30 Birthplace of 12 to 17 year olds ................................................................................................. 30 Birthplace of 18 to 24 year olds ................................................................................................. 31 Language spoken at home by 12 to 17 year olds ...................................................................... 32 Language spoken at home by 18 to 24 year olds ...................................................................... 33 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 34 YOUNG PEOPLE AND SUBURB POPULATION FORECASTS ................................................... 35 Population Forecasts of 12 to 24 year olds - 2016 to 2026 ........................................................ 35 Population Forecasts of 12 to 24 year olds - 2016 to 2036 ........................................................ 36 Population Forecasts of 12 to 17 year olds - 2016 to 2026 ........................................................ 37 Population Forecasts of 12 to 17 year olds - 2016 to 2036 ........................................................ 38 Population Forecasts of 18 to 24 year olds - 2016 to 2026 ........................................................ 39 Population Forecasts of 18 to 24 years olds - 2016 to 2036 ...................................................... 40 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 41 YOUNG PEOPLE, EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS ............................................................ 42 Young People aged 12 to 17 attending an Educational Institution ............................................. 42 Young People aged 18 to 24 attending an Educational Institution ............................................. 42 Highest Qualification of 18 to 24 year olds ................................................................................. 43 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 44 YOUNG PEOPLE, UNEMPLOYMENT & DISENGAGEMENT ...................................................... 45 Youth Unemployment ................................................................................................................ 45 Youth Disengagement ............................................................................................................... 46 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 47 YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOUSEHOLD PROFILES ....................................................................... 48 Household Type of 12 to 17 year olds ....................................................................................... 48 4 Household Type of 18 to 24 year olds ....................................................................................... 48 Household Tenure of 12 to 17 year olds .................................................................................... 49 Household Tenure of 18 to 24 years olds .................................................................................. 50 Household Income of 12 to 17 year olds.................................................................................... 51 Household Income of 18 to 24 year olds.................................................................................... 52 Household Internet Connections of 12 to 17 year olds ............................................................... 53 Household Internet Connections of 18 to 24 year olds ............................................................... 53 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 54 YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ........................................................................................ 55 Disabilities by age in Greater Bendigo ....................................................................................... 55 Disability Forecasts for Greater Bendigo ................................................................................... 56 Analysis ..................................................................................................................................... 56 RURAL YOUNG PEOPLE ...........................................................................................................