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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 64.7% of Central Coast NSW's population aged 12 to 24 years attended an educational institution.
The share of particular age groups attending education is a particularly important socio-economic characteristic, when applied to age groups under 25.
Typically, the ages at which people are likely to attend particular education is as follows:
- 0 to 5 - pre-school
- 5 to 11 - primary school
- 12 to 17 - secondary school
- 18 to 24 - TAFE and university
- 25 or older - mature age students
Significantly lower rates of school attendance among those age groups to which it usually applies can indicate a high school dropout rate, while high rates can indicate the presence of major schools in the area. For tertiary education, this is particularly affected by proximity to universities, and some areas may have close to 100% of their 18-24 year olds in university education, indicating an area catering for students in particular. A low rate may mean a loss of young people who move elsewhere for education.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast NSW - 12 to 24 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Pre-school | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Primary school | 1,905 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1,851 | 3.7 | 2.5 | +54 |
| Secondary school | 21,791 | 41.9 | 40.2 | 20,417 | 40.7 | 37.3 | +1,374 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 3,825 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 2,899 | 5.8 | 4.7 | +926 |
| University | 5,617 | 10.8 | 21.1 | 5,300 | 10.6 | 22.9 | +317 |
| Other | 480 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 560 | 1.1 | 1.6 | -80 |
| Not attending | 15,753 | 30.3 | 23.7 | 15,931 | 31.8 | 24.6 | -178 |
| Not stated | 2,577 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 3,177 | 6.3 | 6.6 | -600 |
| Total people | 51,948 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50,135 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,813 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the population aged 12 to 24 years attending educational institutions in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education, and a higher proportion not engaged in any education.
Overall, 18.2% aged 12 to 24 years were engaged in tertiary level education and 30.3% were not engaged in any education, compared with 26.9% and 23.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the share of people aged 12 to 24 years attending learning institutions in Central Coast Council area and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people attending a secondary school (41.9% compared to 40.2%)
- A larger percentage of people TAFE/Vocational (7.4% compared to 5.8%)
- A larger percentage of people attending primary school (3.7% compared to 2.4%)
- A smaller percentage of people University (10.8% compared to 21.1%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Central Coast Council area's population aged 12 to 24 years increased by 1,813 people (+3.6%). This represents an average annual change of 0.71% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of people aged 12 to 24 years attending education institutions in Central Coast Council area, between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Secondary school (+1,374 persons)
- TAFE/Vocational (+926 persons)
- University (+317 persons)
- Other (-80 persons)
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