SATAC Statistical Handbook 2009 - 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 | 550 | 4.22% | 1211 | 3.51% | 395 | 3.40% | 329 | 3.33% | 231 | 3.47% | 98 | 3.05% |
| 17 - 18 Years old | 3983 | 30.57% | 12708 | 36.83% | 3467 | 29.84% | 3097 | 31.35% | 1892 | 28.39% | 1205 | 37.49% |
| 19 - 20 Years old | 1816 | 13.94% | 5029 | 14.58% | 1595 | 13.73% | 1314 | 13.30% | 935 | 14.03% | 379 | 11.79% |
| 21 - 24 Years old | 1852 | 14.21% | 4780 | 13.85% | 1639 | 14.10% | 1335 | 13.51% | 894 | 13.42% | 441 | 13.72% |
| 25 - 29 Years old | 1285 | 9.86% | 2993 | 8.67% | 1161 | 9.99% | 949 | 9.61% | 648 | 9.72% | 301 | 9.37% |
| 30 - 34 Years old | 928 | 7.12% | 2111 | 6.12% | 886 | 7.62% | 745 | 7.54% | 525 | 7.88% | 220 | 6.85% |
| 35 - 39 Years old | 903 | 6.93% | 2064 | 5.98% | 844 | 7.26% | 716 | 7.25% | 514 | 7.71% | 202 | 6.29% |
| 40 - 44 Years old | 669 | 5.13% | 1444 | 4.19% | 636 | 5.47% | 535 | 5.42% | 377 | 5.66% | 158 | 4.92% |
| 45 - 49 Years old | 559 | 4.29% | 1167 | 3.38% | 531 | 4.57% | 450 | 4.56% | 334 | 5.01% | 116 | 3.61% |
| 50 - 54 Years old | 286 | 2.19% | 571 | 1.65% | 273 | 2.35% | 238 | 2.41% | 187 | 2.81% | 51 | 1.59% |
| 55 - 59 Years old | 148 | 1.14% | 336 | 0.97% | 145 | 1.25% | 128 | 1.30% | 93 | 1.40% | 35 | 1.09% |
| 60 - 64 Years old | 36 | 0.28% | 72 | 0.21% | 35 | 0.30% | 29 | 0.29% | 25 | 0.38% | 4 | 0.12% |
| 65 Years old or older | 15 | 0.12% | 17 | 0.05% | 13 | 0.11% | 13 | 0.13% | 9 | 0.14% | 4 | 0.12% |
| Total | 13030 | 100.00% | 34503 | 100.00% | 11620 | 100.00% | 9878 | 100.00% | 6664 | 100.00% | 3214 | 100.00% |