SATAC Statistical Handbook 2008 - TAFE
Table G - Applications, Preferences, Offers, Enrolments and Rejected Offers by Age Range
| First Preferences | Total Preferences | Met MER for at least one Preference | Offered | Enrolled | Offers Rejected | |||||||
| Age Cohort | Count | Col % | Count | Col % | Count | Col % | Count | Col % | Count | Col % | Count | Col % |
| 16 or Younger | 581 | 4.32% | 1189 | 3.29% | 381 | 3.28% | 315 | 3.31% | 240 | 3.70% | 75 | 2.46% |
| 17 - 18 Years old | 4413 | 32.79% | 14429 | 39.94% | 3937 | 33.92% | 3288 | 34.50% | 1974 | 30.43% | 1314 | 43.15% |
| 19 - 20 Years old | 1772 | 13.17% | 4935 | 13.66% | 1556 | 13.40% | 1221 | 12.81% | 867 | 13.37% | 354 | 11.63% |
| 21 - 24 Years old | 1841 | 13.68% | 4637 | 12.83% | 1575 | 13.57% | 1279 | 13.42% | 877 | 13.52% | 402 | 13.20% |
| 25 - 29 Years old | 1247 | 9.27% | 2998 | 8.30% | 1095 | 9.43% | 893 | 9.37% | 624 | 9.62% | 269 | 8.83% |
| 30 - 34 Years old | 936 | 6.96% | 2163 | 5.99% | 813 | 7.00% | 645 | 6.77% | 486 | 7.49% | 159 | 5.22% |
| 35 - 39 Years old | 914 | 6.79% | 2037 | 5.64% | 791 | 6.81% | 641 | 6.73% | 477 | 7.35% | 164 | 5.39% |
| 40 - 44 Years old | 663 | 4.93% | 1470 | 4.07% | 552 | 4.76% | 473 | 4.96% | 338 | 5.21% | 135 | 4.43% |
| 45 - 49 Years old | 578 | 4.30% | 1225 | 3.39% | 484 | 4.17% | 419 | 4.40% | 325 | 5.01% | 94 | 3.09% |
| 50 - 54 Years old | 322 | 2.39% | 678 | 1.88% | 269 | 2.32% | 220 | 2.31% | 172 | 2.65% | 48 | 1.58% |
| 55 - 59 Years old | 141 | 1.05% | 270 | 0.75% | 115 | 0.99% | 102 | 1.07% | 80 | 1.23% | 22 | 0.72% |
| 60 - 64 Years old | 36 | 0.27% | 78 | 0.22% | 30 | 0.26% | 27 | 0.28% | 22 | 0.34% | 5 | 0.16% |
| 65 Years old or older | 13 | 0.10% | 21 | 0.06% | 10 | 0.09% | 8 | 0.08% | 4 | 0.06% | 4 | 0.13% |
| Total | 13457 | 100.00% | 36130 | 100.00% | 11608 | 100.00% | 9531 | 100.00% | 6486 | 100.00% | 3045 | 100.00% |