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City of Marion

Education institution attending

In 2021, 5,985 people in the City of Marion were attending university. This represents 6.3% of the population, compared to 5.6% in Greater Adelaide.

The share of the City of Marion'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.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
City of Marion - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Pre-school1,6471.71.61,0541.21.2+593
Primary school7,4787.98.56,8387.78.5+640
Primary - Government4,9165.25.54,5825.25.4+334
Primary - Catholic1,6421.71.61,3981.61.7+244
Primary - Independent9201.01.38581.01.4+62
Secondary school4,9775.35.94,5845.25.6+393
Secondary - Government2,8103.03.02,7053.12.9+105
Secondary - Catholic1,2181.31.41,0591.21.3+159
Secondary - Independent9491.01.58200.91.4+129
TAFE/Vocational2,2542.42.31,7452.02.0+509
University5,9856.35.65,8076.65.7+178
Other8220.90.96420.70.8+180
Not attending68,68772.571.463,70671.970.5+4,981
Not stated2,8643.03.94,2434.85.7-1,379
Total94,714100.0100.088,619100.0100.0+6,095
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 share of the population attending educational institutions in the City of Marion in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 7.9% of the population were attending primary school, 5.3% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 8.7% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.5%, 5.9% and 7.9% respectively for Greater Adelaide.

The major difference between the share of the population attending learning institutions in the City of Marion and Greater Adelaide was:

  • A larger percentage of persons not attending (72.5% compared to 71.4%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of Marion's population increased by 6,095 people (+6.9%). This represents an average annual change of 1.34% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in the City of Marion, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • Primary school (+640 persons)
  • Pre-school (+593 persons)
  • TAFE/Vocational (+509 persons)
  • Secondary school (+393 persons)

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