City of Casey
Non-English speakers - Education institution attending
In 2021, 30.5% of the City of Casey's [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population attended an educational institution.
The share of the City of Casey's non-English speaking population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, the year of migration and the reason for migration. Areas with an older migrant population are likely to have low rates of educational attendance, though there may be some among second and third generations within the community.
Some areas attract a lot of overseas students from non-English speaking countries, and these areas could be expected to have very high rates of educational attendance, particularly for universities.
To complete this story, the City of Casey's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with the Age Structure and Qualification topics.
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
People using [COIIDLabelForLanguage] at home
| Education institution attending | ||||||||
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| City of Casey - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speakers | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Attending | 46,460 | 30.5 | 26.1 | 19,238 | 25.5 | 24.1 | +27,222 | 7000 |
| Pre-school | 3,653 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1,254 | 1.7 | 1.7 | +2,399 | 7001 |
| Primary school | 15,184 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 5,933 | 7.9 | 7.6 | +9,251 | 7002 |
| Secondary school | 11,007 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5,456 | 7.2 | 6.3 | +5,551 | 7006 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 5,320 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2,359 | 3.1 | 2.2 | +2,961 | 7010 |
| University | 8,213 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3,094 | 4.1 | 5.3 | +5,119 | 7011 |
| Other | 3,083 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1,142 | 1.5 | 1.0 | +1,941 | 7012 |
| Not attending | 104,643 | 68.6 | 69.2 | 53,027 | 70.4 | 69.2 | +51,616 | 7013 |
| Not stated | 1,424 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 3,093 | 4.1 | 6.6 | -1,669 | 7014 |
| Total people speaking [COIIDLabelForLanguage] at home | 152,527 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 75,358 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +77,169 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population attending educational institutions in the City of Casey in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 10.0% of the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population were attending primary school, 7.2% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 5.4% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.1%, 6.4% and 5.8% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the share of the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population attending learning institutions in the City of Casey and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people attending a primary school (10.0% compared to 8.1%)
- A larger percentage of people attending TAFE/Vocational (3.5% compared to 2.5%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population attending education institutions in the City of Casey, between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Not attending (+51,616 persons)
- Primary school (+9,251 persons)
- Secondary school (+5,551 persons)
- University (+5,119 persons)