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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 15.7% of people who needed assistance in Cairns Regional Council attended an educational institution.
This dataset shows the educational attendance of the population needing assistance with daily tasks (due to age or disability) in Cairns. Educational attendance is highly correlated with age, with children having the highest level of educational attendance generally. For the population with a disability, this dataset can reveal demand for assistance in the school system, and the level to which people with a need for assistance are able to access tertiary education.
To continue building the demographic story of those needing assistance in Cairns, please view this topic in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Regional Council - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Regional QLD | Number | % | Regional QLD | 2006 to 2021 |
| Pre-school | 62 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 28 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +34 |
| Primary school | 611 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 241 | 6.1 | 4.7 | +370 |
| Secondary school | 444 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 126 | 3.2 | 2.5 | +318 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 102 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 44 | 1.1 | 1.0 | +58 |
| University | 81 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 37 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +44 |
| Other | 106 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 26 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +80 |
| Not attending | 7,208 | 80.4 | 82.8 | 3,258 | 81.9 | 84.4 | +3,950 |
| Not stated | 350 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 220 | 5.5 | 5.6 | +130 |
| Total Population | 8,964 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,980 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +4,984 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the population needing assistance attending educational institutions in Cairns Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional QLD 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, 6.8% of the population were attending primary school, 5.0% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 2.0% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.7%, 4.8% and 1.5% respectively for Regional QLD.
The major differences between the share of the population needing assistance attending learning institutions in Cairns and Regional QLD were:
- A larger percentage of people Not stated (3.9% compared to 2.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people Not attending (80.4% compared to 82.8%)
Emerging groups
From 2006 to 2021, Cairns's population needing assistance increased by 4,984 people (+125.2%). This represents an average annual change of 5.56% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of people needing assistance attending education institutions in Cairns, between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Not attending (+3,950 persons)
- Primary school (+370 persons)
- Secondary school (+318 persons)
- Not stated (+130 persons)
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