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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 990 females in Sippy Downs Activity Centre were attending university. This represents 13.2% of the population, compared to 5.5% in Gold Coast City.
The share of Sippy Downs Activity Centre'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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the female population attending educational institutions in Sippy Downs Activity Centre in 2021 compared to Gold Coast City shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 7.4% of the female population were attending primary school, 6.5% of the female population were attending secondary institutions, and 15.7% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.4%, 6.2% and 8.3% respectively for Gold Coast City.
The major differences between the share of the female population attending learning institutions in Sippy Downs Activity Centre and Gold Coast City were:
- A larger percentage of females attending University (13.2% compared to 5.5%)
- A larger percentage of females attending a Government secondary school (4.9% compared to 3.6%)
- A smaller percentage of females not attending (61.5% compared to 69.3%)
- A smaller percentage of females attending and independent secondary school (0.8% compared to 1.8%)
Emerging groups
From 2006 to 2021, Sippy Downs Activity Centre's female population increased by 3,609 people (+93.1%). This represents an average annual change of 4.48% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of females attending education institutions in Sippy Downs Activity Centre, between 2006 and 2021 were in those who nominated:
- University (+602 females)
- Secondary school (+308 females)
- Secondary - Government (+247 females)
- Primary school (+214 females)
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