Willoughby City
Age groups - Education institution attending
In 2016, 1.8% of Willoughby City's population aged 65 to 79 years attended an educational institution.
The share of particular age groups attending education is a particularly important socio-economic characteristic, when applied to age groups under 25.
Typically, the ages at which people are likely to attend particular education is as follows:
- 0 to 5 - pre-school
- 5 to 11 - primary school
- 12 to 17 - secondary school
- 18 to 24 - TAFE and university
- 25 or older - mature age students
Significantly lower rates of school attendance among those age groups to which it usually applies can indicate a high school dropout rate, while high rates can indicate the presence of major schools in the area. For tertiary education, this is particularly affected by proximity to universities, and some areas may have close to 100% of their 18-24 year olds in university education, indicating an area catering for students in particular. A low rate may mean a loss of young people who move elsewhere for education.
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
People aged 65 to 79 years
| Education institution attending | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby City - 65 to 79 years | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | North Sydney Council area | Number | % | North Sydney Council area | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Pre-school | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7001 |
| Primary school | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7002 |
| Secondary school | 20 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +17 | 7006 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 53 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +26 | 7010 |
| University | 48 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 26 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +22 | 7011 |
| Other | 36 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +6 | 7012 |
| Not attending | 8,165 | 94.7 | 93.7 | 5,241 | 92.7 | 88.8 | +2,924 | 7013 |
| Not stated | 302 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 324 | 5.7 | 9.8 | -22 | 7014 |
| Total people | 8,624 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,651 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,973 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the population aged 65 to 79 years attending educational institutions in Willoughby City in 2016 compared to North Sydney Council area shows that there was a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education, and a higher proportion not engaged in any education.
Overall, 1.1712% aged 65 to 79 years were engaged in tertiary level education and 94.6776% were not engaged in any education, compared with 0.9889% and 93.7024% respectively for North Sydney Council area.
There were no major differences between Willoughby City and North Sydney Council area in 2016.
Emerging groups
From 2011 to 2016, Willoughby City's population aged 65 to 79 years increased by 2,973 people (+52.6%). This represents an average annual change of 4.32% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of people aged 65 to 79 years attending education institutions in Willoughby City, between 2011 and 2016 were:
- TAFE/Vocational (+26 persons)
- University (+22 persons)
- Secondary school (+17 persons)
- Other (+6 persons)