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Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach

Education institution attending

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In 2021, 479 people in Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach were attending university. This represents 3.3% of the population, compared to 2.9% in Bli Bli - Rosemount and District.

The share of Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach'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
Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Type of institutionNumber%Bli Bli - Rosemount and District %Number%Bli Bli - Rosemount and District %2006 to 2021
Pre-school2061.42.22251.61.5-19
Primary school1,1497.98.71,2248.810.2-75
Primary - Government9406.55.39957.27.2-55
Primary - Catholic1060.71.9770.61.2+29
Primary - Independent1030.71.51521.11.9-49
Secondary school9976.86.59016.56.8+96
Secondary - Government7084.93.26484.74.1+60
Secondary - Catholic1180.81.7480.30.9+70
Secondary - Independent1711.21.62051.51.9-34
TAFE/Vocational2661.81.82121.51.5+54
University4793.32.92671.91.9+212
Other1300.90.91040.70.5+26
Not attending10,74673.872.910,07372.471.1+673
Not stated5854.04.29016.56.4-316
Total14,558100.0100.013,907100.0100.0+651
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 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 Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach in 2021 compared to Bli Bli - Rosemount and District shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 7.9% of the population were attending primary school, 6.8% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 5.1% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.7%, 6.5% and 4.7% respectively for Bli Bli - Rosemount and District.

The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach and Bli Bli - Rosemount and District were:

  • A larger percentage of persons attending a Government secondary school (4.9% compared to 3.2%)
  • A larger percentage of persons attending a Government primary school (6.5% compared to 5.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a Catholic primary school (0.7% compared to 1.9%)

Emerging groups

From 2006 to 2021, Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach's population increased by 651 people (+4.7%). This represents an average annual change of 0.31% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach, between 2006 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • University (+212 persons)
  • Secondary school (+96 persons)
  • Primary school (-75 persons)
  • Secondary - Catholic (+70 persons)

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