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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 25.9% of the City of Ryde's female population attended an educational institution.
The share of the City of Ryde's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population and access to institutions, particularly tertiary institutions such as Universities and TAFE colleges.
Across Australia, females are slightly more likely to be attending both TAFE and University than males.
To complete this story, the City of Ryde's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with the Age Structure and Qualification topics.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ryde - Total females | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | City of Ryde - Total population % | Number | % | City of Ryde - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Attending | 17,138 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 15,804 | 26.4 | 26.7 | +1,334 |
| Pre-school | 1,222 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 942 | 1.6 | 1.6 | +280 |
| Primary school | 4,555 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 3,969 | 6.6 | 7.0 | +586 |
| Secondary school | 3,257 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 2,968 | 5.0 | 5.3 | +289 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 1,987 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1,419 | 2.4 | 2.2 | +568 |
| University | 5,295 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 5,871 | 9.8 | 9.7 | -576 |
| Other | 822 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 635 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +187 |
| Not attending | 46,335 | 70.1 | 69.9 | 41,123 | 68.8 | 68.5 | +5,212 |
| Not stated | 2,618 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2,867 | 4.8 | 4.8 | -249 |
| Total people | 66,091 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 59,794 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,297 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the females attending educational institutions in the City of Ryde in 2021 compared to City of Ryde - Total population shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 6.9% of the females were attending primary school, 4.9% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 8.0% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.3%, 5.3% and 7.7% respectively for City of Ryde.
There were no major differences between females in the City of Ryde and City of Ryde - Total population in 2021.
Emerging groups
The largest changes for females attending education institutions in the City of Ryde, between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Not attending (+5,212 females)
- Attending (+1,334 females)
- Primary school (+586 females)
- University (-576 females)
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