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City of Canterbury BankstownCommunity profile

City of Canterbury Bankstown

Education institution attending

In 2021, 9,368 males in the City of Canterbury Bankstown were attending university. This represents 5.0% of the population, compared to 4.8% in Belfield.

The share of the City of Canterbury Bankstown'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
City of Canterbury Bankstown - Total males (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Belfield %Number%Belfield %2016 to 2021
Pre-school3,8402.11.93,0181.82.3+822
Primary school15,9988.69.915,4379.08.6+561
Primary - Government9,6885.23.49,6275.64.0+61
Primary - Catholic3,5841.95.13,5322.04.2+52
Primary - Independent2,7261.51.42,2781.30.3+448
Secondary school12,9977.08.211,8786.97.7+1,119
Secondary - Government7,4754.02.96,9404.03.1+535
Secondary - Catholic3,4071.84.23,1741.84.0+233
Secondary - Independent2,1151.11.11,7641.00.7+351
TAFE/Vocational4,8322.61.93,3822.02.0+1,450
University9,3685.04.89,6765.64.6-308
Other2,2951.20.61,5420.90.4+753
Not attending122,96366.168.1115,48367.069.6+7,480
Not stated13,7277.44.611,9166.94.8+1,811
Total186,020100.0100.0172,332100.0100.0+13,688
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 male population attending educational institutions in the City of Canterbury Bankstown in 2021 compared to Belfield 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, 8.6% of the male population were attending primary school, 7.0% of the male population were attending secondary institutions, and 7.6% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 9.9%, 8.2% and 6.7% respectively for Belfield.

The major differences between the share of the male population attending learning institutions in the City of Canterbury Bankstown and Belfield were:

  • A larger percentage of males attending a Government primary school (5.2% compared to 3.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of males attending a Catholic primary school (1.9% compared to 5.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of males attending a Catholic secondary school (1.8% compared to 4.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of males not attending (66.1% compared to 68.1%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of Canterbury Bankstown's male population increased by 13,688 people (+7.9%). This represents an average annual change of 1.54% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of males attending education institutions in the City of Canterbury Bankstown, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • TAFE/Vocational (+1,450 males)
  • Secondary school (+1,119 males)
  • Pre-school (+822 males)
  • Primary school (+561 males)

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