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City of Knox

Education institution attending

In 2021, 31.6% of the City of Knox's population aged 0 to 4 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
City of Knox - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%City of Knox - Total populationNumber%City of Knox - Total population2016 to 2021
Pre-school2,45629.12.11,73519.31.6+721
Primary school00.07.8500.67.8-50
Secondary school00.06.600.06.90
TAFE/Vocational00.02.300.01.90
University00.04.600.04.60
Other2092.51.0270.30.9+182
Not attending5,65067.072.47,02177.972.0-1,371
Not stated1191.43.21792.04.5-60
Total people8,434100.0100.09,012100.0100.0-578
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 population aged 0 to 4 years attending educational institutions in the City of Knox in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Knox shows that there was a higher proportion attending pre-school school, a lower proportion attending primary school, and a lower proportion not engaged in any education.

Overall, 29.1% of the population aged 0 to 4 years were attending pre-school, 0.0% were attending primary institutions, and 67.0% were not engaged in any education, compared with 2.1%, 7.8% and 72.4% respectively for the total population in the City of Knox.

The major differences between the share of children aged 0 to 4 years attending learning institutions in the City of Knox and the total population in the City of Knox were:

  • A larger percentage of people attending pre-school (29.1% compared to 2.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people attending primary school (0.0% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people attending a secondary school (0.0% compared to 6.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people University (0.0% compared to 4.6%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of Knox's population aged 0 to 4 years decreased by 578 people (+6.4%). This represents an average annual change of -1.32% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of children aged 0 to 4 years attending education institutions in the City of Knox, between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Pre-school (+721 persons)
  • Other (+182 persons)
  • Primary school (-50 persons)

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