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Lower North Adelaide

Education institution attending

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In 2021, 342 females in Lower North Adelaide were attending university. This represents 26.5% of the population, compared to 5.4% in South Australia.

The share of Lower North Adelaide's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, as it is influenced by the number of children attending school; proximity to tertiary education, which can mean young adults leaving home to be nearer to educational facilities and; the degree to which people are seeking out educational opportunities in adulthood, especially in their late teens and early twenties.

This data is often combined with Age Structure to identify areas with significant university student populations.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'

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Total population

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Education institution attending
Lower North Adelaide - Total females (Usual residence)20212011Change
Type of institutionNumber%South Australia %Number%South Australia %2011 to 2021
Pre-school80.61.530.31.2+5
Primary school221.78.0312.78.2-9
Primary - Government161.25.390.85.2+7
Primary - Catholic0--1.470.61.6-7
Primary - Independent60.51.3151.31.4-9
Secondary school231.85.6322.85.6-9
Secondary - Government110.93.030.33.2+8
Secondary - Catholic30.21.360.51.2-3
Secondary - Independent90.71.3232.01.2-14
TAFE/Vocational251.92.3191.72.4+6
University34226.55.431227.44.7+30
Other131.00.9121.10.8+1
Not attending72256.071.965657.671.1+66
Not stated13510.54.3746.55.9+61
Total1,290100.0100.01,139100.0100.0+151
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the female population attending educational institutions in Lower North Adelaide in 2021 compared to South Australia shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 1.7% of the female population were attending primary school, 1.8% of the female population were attending secondary institutions, and 28.4% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.0%, 5.6% and 7.7% respectively for South Australia.

The major differences between the share of the female population attending learning institutions in Lower North Adelaide and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of females attending University (26.5% compared to 5.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of females not attending (56.0% compared to 71.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of females attending a primary school (any type) (1.7% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of females attending a Government primary school (1.2% compared to 5.3%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2021, Lower North Adelaide's female population increased by 151 people (+13.3%). This represents an average annual change of 1.25% per year over the period.

There were no major differences in Lower North Adelaide between 2011 and 2021.

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