Tertiary Student Counts In Victoria And Melbourne 2016-2019

Rounded student numbers for tertiary education in Victoria and Melbourne Local Government Area from 2016 to 2019. Data combines higher education statistics from the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment and vocational education figures from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in student numbers over the 2016-2019 period to identify enrollment shifts.
• Compare aggregated higher education and vocational education student counts for Victoria and Melbourne LGA.
• Investigate potential double-counting of students who attended multiple campus locations within a calendar year.

Strengths

• Data covers a four-year time range from 2016 to 2019.
• Combines official statistics from two authoritative national sources.
• Provides geographic specificity for Victoria and the Melbourne Local Government Area.

Limitations

• Student numbers are rounded, which may obscure precise counts for small cohorts.
• The sum of students may not equal the total due to potential double-counting from multi-campus attendance.
• Data is limited to campus locations in Victoria and Melbourne LGA, not national coverage.

Provenance

Source

Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment; National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Collection Method

Data obtained on request from official higher education and vocational education student collections.

Time Range

2016-2019

Freshness

Source data was current as of December 2020 (higher education) and March 2021 (vocational education).

Geography

Victoria and Melbourne Local Government Area, Australia.