Atlas of Higher Education:
A community focus

Occasional Paper Series 01/A

March 2001

Higher Education Division
Department of Education, Science and Training

ISBN: 0642 45703 4
ISBN: 0642 45704 2 (Online version)
DEST No. 6672HERC00A

1	Introduction
2	Emergence of the Learning Community
3	The Ways Universities Contribute to Societal Outcomes in the Local and Regional Community
	3.1 Economic competitiveness
	3.2 Urban and rural regeneration
	3.3 Regional Labour Markets
	3.4 Access to Learning
	3.5 Culture
	3.6 Health and Social Wellbeing
	3.7 Sustainability
	3.8 Regional Governance
4	What Regional Communities Offer Higher Education Institutions
	4.1 Leadership and Strategic Focus
	4.2 Network Building
	4.3 Marketing and Promotion
	4.4 Joint Sharing of Facilities
	4.5 Community Attitudes to Learning
5	Conclusion
Appendix A - Student flows
	Top 50 postcodes for exporting students
	Top 50 postcodes for importing students
	Postcode data example (Batemans Bay, NSW, 2536)
	Statistical Divisions
	Maps
Appendix B - Statisticial definitions and assumptions
Appendix C - Statistical division data

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