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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 35.0% of recent overseas arrivals in Rockhampton Regional Council attended an educational institution.
The share of Rockhampton Regional 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, Rockhampton Regional 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton Regional Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Rockhampton Regional Council - Total overseas born |
| Attending | 624 | 35.0 | 19.1 |
| Pre-school | 35 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Primary school | 175 | 9.8 | 3.4 |
| Secondary school | 137 | 7.7 | 5.9 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 74 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| University | 177 | 9.9 | 6.0 |
| Other | 26 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Not attending | 1,144 | 64.1 | 79.7 |
| Not stated | 16 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Total people | 1,784 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of recent overseas arrivals attending educational institutions in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to the total overseas born population in Rockhampton Regional Council 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, 9.8% of recent overseas arrivals were attending primary school, 7.7% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 14.1% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 3.4%, 5.9% and 8.5% respectively for the total overseas born population in Rockhampton Regional Council.
The major differences between the share of the recent overseas arriving population attending learning institutions in Rockhampton and the total overseas born population in Rockhampton Regional Council were:
- A larger percentage of people attending primary school (9.8% compared to 3.4%)
- A larger percentage of people University (9.9% compared to 6.0%)
- A larger percentage of people attending a secondary school (7.7% compared to 5.9%)
- A larger percentage of people TAFE/Vocational (4.1% compared to 2.5%)
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