City of Knox
Recent arrivals - Education institution attending
In 2016, 32.6% of recent overseas arrivals in the City of Knox attended an educational institution.
The share of the City of Knox's recent arrivals attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, and the purpose for migration. This topic shows clearly whether or not your area's recent arrivals are primarily tertiary students (a high proportion at university), families (a high proportion at school), or other groups (low proportion attending all educational institutions)
To complete this story, the City of Knox's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure.
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
People born overseas and arriving in Australia between 2016 and 10 Aug 2021
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Knox - Recent arrivals | 2016 | ||||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel] | ||||
| Attending | 1,772 | 32.6 | 26.1 | 7000 | |||
| Pre-school | 130 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 7001 | |||
| Primary school | 607 | 11.2 | 8.1 | 7002 | |||
| Secondary school | 419 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7006 | |||
| TAFE/Vocational | 399 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 7010 | |||
| University | 419 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 7011 | |||
| Other | 217 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 7012 | |||
| Not attending | 3,627 | 66.8 | 69.2 | 7013 | |||
| Not stated | 32 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 7014 | |||
| Total people | 5,431 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of recent overseas arrivals attending educational institutions in the City of Knox in 2016 compared to [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 11.2% of recent overseas arrivals were attending primary school, 7.7% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 15.1% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.1%, 6.4% and 8.2% respectively for [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel].
The major differences between the share of the recent overseas arriving population attending learning institutions in the City of Knox and [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] were:
- A larger percentage of people TAFE/Vocational (7.3% compared to 2.5%)
- A larger percentage of people attending primary school (11.2% compared to 8.1%)
- A larger percentage of people Other (4.0% compared to 1.2%)
- A larger percentage of people University (7.7% compared to 5.8%)