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Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek

Education institution attending

In 2021, 61 people in Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek were attending university. This represents 3.5% of the population, compared to 3.5% in Penrith City.

The share of Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek'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.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Penrith City %Number%Penrith City %2016 to 2021
Pre-school191.12.4211.22.0-2
Primary school1337.79.11327.39.10
Primary - Government482.86.5472.66.30
Primary - Catholic472.71.7633.51.9-17
Primary - Independent382.20.9211.20.9+17
Secondary school1327.66.71377.56.7-5
Secondary - Government342.03.7532.93.6-19
Secondary - Catholic643.72.1653.62.2-1
Secondary - Independent342.00.9181.00.9+16
TAFE/Vocational321.82.7351.92.1-3
University613.53.5623.53.5-2
Other120.70.700.00.6+12
Not attending1,26072.868.81,23167.669.2+29
Not stated814.76.120011.06.7-119
Total1,730100.0100.01,821100.0100.0-91
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 Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek in 2021 compared to Penrith City shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 7.7% of the population were attending primary school, 7.6% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 5.4% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 9.1%, 6.7% and 6.2% respectively for Penrith City.

The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek and Penrith City were:

  • A larger percentage of persons not attending (72.8% compared to 68.8%)
  • A larger percentage of persons attending a Catholic secondary school (3.7% compared to 2.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a Government primary school (2.8% compared to 6.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a Government secondary school (2.0% compared to 3.7%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek's population decreased by 86 people (+4.7%). This represents an average annual change of -0.97% per year over the period.

There were no major differences in Mount Vernon - Kemps Creek - Badgerys Creek between 2016 and 2021.

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