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Central North District

Education institution attending

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In 2021, 2,428 people in the Central North District were attending university. This represents 3.2% of the population, compared to 4.7% in the Northern District.

The share of the Central North District'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
Central North District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Northern District %Number%Northern District %2016 to 2021
Pre-school1,1301.51.78091.11.2+321
Primary school6,2428.29.06,2488.59.4-7
Primary - Government4,5355.96.74,7316.46.9-197
Primary - Catholic7831.00.96390.90.9+143
Primary - Independent9241.21.48771.21.6+47
Secondary school4,2895.66.24,1005.66.1+189
Secondary - Government2,8353.74.32,8393.94.0-5
Secondary - Catholic6770.90.65720.80.8+104
Secondary - Independent7771.01.36870.91.4+89
TAFE/Vocational1,6662.22.01,4151.91.6+251
University2,4283.24.72,2373.04.9+191
Other5740.80.74840.70.5+90
Not attending56,42073.873.453,29272.672.7+3,128
Not stated3,7124.92.44,8256.63.6-1,113
Total76,461100.0100.073,411100.0100.0+3,049
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in the Central North District in 2021 compared to the Northern District shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 8.2% of the population were attending primary school, 5.6% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 5.4% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 9.0%, 6.2% and 6.7% respectively for the Northern District.

The major difference between the share of the population attending learning institutions in the Central North District and the Northern District was:

  • A smaller percentage of persons attending University (3.2% compared to 4.7%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Central North District's population increased by 3,054 people (+4.2%). This represents an average annual change of 0.82% per year over the period.

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

  • Pre-school (+321 persons)
  • TAFE/Vocational (+251 persons)
  • Primary - Government (-197 persons)
  • University (+191 persons)

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