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City of Unley

Education institution attending

In 2021, 2,953 people in the City of Unley were attending university. This represents 7.6% of the population, compared to 7.3% in Unley.

The share of the City of Unley'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.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
City of Unley - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Unley %Number%Unley %2016 to 2021
Pre-school6691.71.74911.31.5+178
Primary school3,1008.07.73,1348.37.6-34
Primary - Government1,9865.14.81,7994.84.7+187
Primary - Catholic3741.00.85311.40.8-157
Primary - Independent7401.92.18042.12.1-64
Secondary school2,4136.25.42,0945.64.7+319
Secondary - Government8432.21.86511.71.7+192
Secondary - Catholic4641.20.94061.10.7+58
Secondary - Independent1,1062.92.71,0372.72.3+69
TAFE/Vocational6921.81.65861.61.5+106
University2,9537.67.33,3558.910.2-402
Other2630.70.82590.70.5+4
Not attending27,58171.472.825,89468.669.3+1,687
Not stated9692.52.61,9115.14.7-942
Total38,640100.0100.037,724100.0100.0+916
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 the City of Unley in 2021 compared to Unley shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 8.0% of the population were attending primary school, 6.2% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 9.4% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.7%, 5.4% and 9.0% respectively for Unley.

The major difference between the share of the population attending learning institutions in the City of Unley and Unley was:

  • A smaller percentage of persons not attending (71.4% compared to 72.8%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of Unley's population increased by 916 people (+2.4%). This represents an average annual change of 0.48% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in the City of Unley, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • University (-402 persons)
  • Secondary school (+319 persons)
  • Secondary - Government (+192 persons)
  • Primary - Government (+187 persons)

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