City of Casey
Age groups - Education institution attending
In 2016, 92.9% of the City of Casey's population aged 5 to 11 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?'
Children aged 5 to 11 years
| Education institution attending | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Casey - 5 to 11 years | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Pre-school | 2,473 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1,505 | 5.6 | 5.5 | +968 | 7001 |
| Primary school | 34,170 | 85.9 | 86.9 | 21,743 | 81.1 | 82.0 | +12,427 | 7002 |
| Secondary school | 87 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 135 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -48 | 7006 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7010 |
| University | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7011 |
| Other | 226 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 65 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +161 | 7012 |
| Not attending | 238 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 330 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -92 | 7013 |
| Not stated | 2,571 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 3,033 | 11.3 | 10.7 | -462 | 7014 |
| Total people | 39,765 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 26,811 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12,954 | |
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 5 to 11 years attending educational institutions in the City of Casey in 2016 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a similar proportion attending pre-school school, a lower proportion attending primary school, and a similar proportion attending secondary school.
Overall, 6.219% of the population aged 5 to 11 years were attending pre-school, 85.9298% were attending primary institutions, and 0.2188% were attending secondary school, compared with 6.2492%, 86.9314% and 0.1681% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major difference between the share of children aged 5 to 11 years attending learning institutions in the City of Casey and Greater Melbourne was:
- A smaller percentage of people attending primary school (85.9% compared to 86.9%)
Emerging groups
From 2011 to 2016, City of Casey's population aged 5 to 11 years increased by 12,954 people (+48.3%). This represents an average annual change of 4.02% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of children aged 5 to 11 years attending education institutions in the City of Casey, between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Primary school (+12,427 persons)
- Pre-school (+968 persons)
- Other (+161 persons)
- Secondary school (-48 persons)