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Gympie Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Gympie Regional Council area

Education institution attending

In 2021, 913 people in Gympie Regional Council area were attending university. This represents 1.7% of the population, compared to 1.5% in Curra - Gunalda - Corella.

The share of Gympie Regional Council 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.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
Gympie Regional Council area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Type of institutionNumber%Curra - Gunalda - Corella %Number%Curra - Gunalda - Corella %2011 to 2021
Pre-school6281.21.34170.90.6+211
Primary school3,7877.18.64,1559.110.0-368
Primary - Government2,9325.56.63,2077.08.5-275
Primary - Catholic3270.60.84671.00.6-140
Primary - Independent5281.01.24811.10.8+47
Secondary school3,4386.56.42,8726.35.5+566
Secondary - Government2,3004.34.92,0824.64.6+218
Secondary - Catholic5251.00.24060.90.5+119
Secondary - Independent6131.21.33840.80.4+229
TAFE/Vocational8421.61.48271.82.4+15
University9131.71.55071.10.7+406
Other3900.71.02550.60.2+135
Not attending39,42874.072.733,24072.771.5+6,188
Not stated3,8297.27.13,4777.69.1+352
Total53,255100.0100.045,750100.0100.0+7,505
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Gympie Regional Council area in 2021 compared to Curra - Gunalda - Corella shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 7.1% of the population were attending primary school, 6.5% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 3.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.6%, 6.4% and 2.9% respectively for Curra - Gunalda - Corella.

The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Gympie Regional Council area and Curra - Gunalda - Corella were:

  • A larger percentage of persons not attending (74.0% compared to 72.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a primary school (any type) (7.1% compared to 8.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a Government primary school (5.5% compared to 6.6%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2021, Gympie Regional Council area's population increased by 7,505 people (+16.4%). This represents an average annual change of 1.53% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in Gympie Regional Council area, between 2011 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • Secondary school (+566 persons)
  • University (+406 persons)
  • Primary school (-368 persons)
  • Primary - Government (-275 persons)

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