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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 35.0% of recent overseas arrivals in the Northern Beaches Council attended an educational institution.
The share of the Northern Beaches Council'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 Northern Beaches Council's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Beaches Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Northern Beaches Council - Total population |
| Attending | 4,294 | 35.0 | 26.3 |
| Pre-school | 306 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| Primary school | 1,132 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| Secondary school | 594 | 4.8 | 7.6 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 1,002 | 8.2 | 2.3 |
| University | 743 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
| Other | 517 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Not attending | 7,890 | 64.4 | 70.3 |
| Not stated | 71 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Total people | 12,255 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of recent overseas arrivals attending educational institutions in the Northern Beaches Council in 2021 compared to the total population in the Northern Beaches Council shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 9.2% of recent overseas arrivals were attending primary school, 4.8% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 14.2% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.6%, 7.6% and 7.0% respectively for the total population in the Northern Beaches Council.
The major differences between the share of the recent overseas arriving population attending learning institutions in Northern Beaches Council area and the total population in the Northern Beaches Council were:
- A larger percentage of people TAFE/Vocational (8.2% compared to 2.3%)
- A larger percentage of people Other (4.2% compared to 0.7%)
- A larger percentage of people University (6.1% compared to 4.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people attending a secondary school (4.8% compared to 7.6%)
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