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Thurgoona - Wirlinga Growth Area

Education institution attending

In 2021, 496 people in Thurgoona - Wirlinga Growth Area were attending university. This represents 4.4% of the population, compared to 3.0% in Albury City.

The share of Thurgoona - Wirlinga Growth Area'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.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
Thurgoona - Wirlinga Growth Area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Albury City %Number%Albury City %2016 to 2021
Pre-school3433.02.22352.71.7+108
Primary school1,24111.08.288610.18.1+354
Primary - Government6165.44.74515.24.7+166
Primary - Catholic2832.52.02112.42.1+72
Primary - Independent3403.01.52242.61.4+116
Secondary school7516.66.26257.16.4+125
Secondary - Government3353.03.53073.53.7+28
Secondary - Catholic1951.71.31611.81.4+34
Secondary - Independent2191.91.31561.81.3+63
TAFE/Vocational3673.23.21742.02.4+193
University4964.43.05496.33.4-53
Other880.80.8951.10.7-6
Not attending7,67167.770.85,80466.369.8+1,867
Not stated3713.35.73844.47.6-13
Total11,331100.0100.08,755100.0100.0+2,576
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in Thurgoona - Wirlinga Growth Area in 2021 compared to Albury City shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 11.0% of the population were attending primary school, 6.6% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 7.6% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.2%, 6.2% and 6.2% respectively for Albury City.

The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Thurgoona - Wirlinga Growth Area and Albury City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons attending a primary school (any type) (11.0% compared to 8.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons attending an independent primary school (3.0% compared to 1.5%)
  • A larger percentage of persons attending University (4.4% compared to 3.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons not attending (67.7% compared to 70.8%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Thurgoona - Wirlinga Growth Area's population increased by 2,573 people (+29.4%). This represents an average annual change of 5.29% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in Thurgoona - Wirlinga Growth Area, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • Primary school (+354 persons)
  • TAFE/Vocational (+193 persons)
  • Primary - Government (+166 persons)
  • Secondary school (+125 persons)

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