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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 19.1% of the born in USA in Central Coast NSW attended an educational institution.
The share of Central Coast NSW's overseas-born population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, the year of migration and the reason for migration. Areas with an older migrant population are likely to have low rates of educational attendance, though there may be some among second and third generations within the community.
Some areas attract a lot of overseas students, and these areas could be expected to have very high rates of educational attendance, particularly for universities.
To complete this story, Central Coast NSW's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with the Age Structure and Qualification topics.
Please note: In many areas of Australia, at the 2021 Census, numbers of overseas-born university students declined substantially due to university face-to-face closures during the COVID pandemic. This may have changed since the Census, please use with caution.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast NSW - born in USA | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| Attending | 239 | 19.1 | 28.4 | 217 | 20.6 | 28.1 | +22 |
| Pre-school | 6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -3 |
| Primary school | 61 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 74 | 7.0 | 8.5 | -13 |
| Secondary school | 72 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 63 | 6.0 | 7.1 | +9 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 37 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 12 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +25 |
| University | 55 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 48 | 4.6 | 7.8 | +7 |
| Other | 8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.4 | -3 |
| Not attending | 1,011 | 80.6 | 70.9 | 825 | 78.4 | 70.8 | +186 |
| Not stated | 4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -6 |
| Total people | 1,254 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,052 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +202 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the population born in USA attending educational institutions in Central Coast NSW in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 4.9% of the population born in USA were attending primary school, 5.7% were attending secondary institutions, and 7.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.3%, 7.1% and 10.1% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the share of the population born in USA attending learning institutions in Central Coast Council area and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people Not attending (80.6% compared to 70.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people attending primary school (4.9% compared to 8.3%)
- A smaller percentage of people University (4.4% compared to 7.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people attending pre-school (0.5% compared to 2.0%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, the population born in USA in Central Coast Council area increased by +426 people (40.49%). This represents an average annual change of 3.58% per year over the period.
The largest change in the number of people born in USA attending education institutions in Central Coast Council area, between 2016 and 2021 was:
- Not attending (+186 persons)
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