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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id38% of Wagga Wagga City Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population attend an educational institution.
The share of Wagga Wagga City Council’s first nations population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, which influences the number of children attending school. Other influences include the proportion of children finishing school, leading to tertiary education, as well as the availability of tertiary education nearby.
First Nations populations are usually younger than the total population. For this reason, first nations populations often have large proportions attending primary or secondary schools. For remote areas, the availability of tertiary education and in some cases secondary education may also be a factor.
This data is often combined with Age Structure to look at the proportions of each age group attending the type of education relevant for that age group. Also look at Highest Level of Schooling completed and Highest Education Attainment.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Wagga Wagga City Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Wagga Wagga City - Total population % | Number | % | Wagga Wagga City - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Pre-school | 188 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 125 | 3.6 | 1.9 | +63 |
| Primary school | 702 | 15.7 | 8.8 | 607 | 17.3 | 9.0 | +95 |
| Secondary school | 471 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 364 | 10.4 | 6.7 | +107 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 186 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 112 | 3.2 | 2.5 | +74 |
| University | 134 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 102 | 2.9 | 4.8 | +32 |
| Other | 29 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 22 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +7 |
| Not attending | 2,628 | 58.8 | 67.9 | 2,018 | 57.6 | 67.8 | +610 |
| Not stated | 134 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 152 | 4.3 | 6.5 | -18 |
| Total people | 4,472 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,502 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +970 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population attending educational institutions in Wagga Wagga City Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Wagga Wagga City Council shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 15.7% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population were attending primary school, 10.5% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 7.2% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.8%, 6.6% and 7.7% respectively for the the total population in Wagga Wagga City Council.
The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Wagga Wagga City and the the total population in Wagga Wagga City Council was:
- A larger percentage of people attending primary school (15.7% compared to 8.8%)
- A larger percentage of people attending other educational institutions (10.5% compared to 6.6%)
- A larger percentage of people attending pre-school (4.2% compared to 2.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people University (3.0% compared to 4.6%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Wagga Wagga City Council's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population increased by 970 people (+27.7%). This represents an average annual change of 5.01% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of people attending education institutions in Wagga Wagga City, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:
- Secondary school (+107 people)
- Primary school (+95 people)
- TAFE/Vocational (+74 people)
- Pre-school (+63 people)
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