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Higher education facts and statistics

Attribute    Feature
Size of industry Melbourne 
  • 400 establishments
  • 1,034,280m2 floor space
  • 117,500 capacity numbers (2008 figure) – TAFEs and higher education establishments
  • 84,000 enrolments (2007 figure)
  National
  • 14,620 establishments
Turnover National
  • AU$12,620 million p.a.
Imports National
  • AU$3,340 million p.a.
Exports National
  • AU$2,825 million p.a.
Labour force Melbourne
  • 20,450 employees
  National
  • 261,110 employees
Industry strengths Melbourne
  • Competitive for international students in terms of cost and quality of education
  • Multicultural city with centrally located campuses
Facts of interest Melbourne
  • Eight of the major Victorian universities have campuses within the City of Melbourne
  • The City of Melbourne along with the Vice Chancellors of the eight major Victorian universities have come together to establish the Office of Knowledge Capital – its aim is to: 'develop and promote Melbourne locally, nationally and globally to achieve recognition as Australia's Knowledge Capital and as a Global University City'
Source: Melbourne data: CLUE 2008; National data: IBIS World 2007–08 financial year

Cluster map

The cluster map shows the spatial distribution of employment in the higher education industry. See the map in full detail:

 Cluster map (JPG, 650kb) This link opens in a new browser window