City of Casey
Overseas born - Education institution attending
In 2021, 19.7% of the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in the City of Casey attended an educational institution.
The share of the City of Casey's overseas-born 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, 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.
Please note: In many areas of Australia, at the 2021 Census, numbers of overseas-born university students declined substantially due to university face-to-face closures during the COVID pandemic. This may have changed since the Census, please use with caution.
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
People [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel]
| Education institution attending | ||||||||
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| City of Casey - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Attending | 30,359 | 19.7 | 26.1 | 7000 | 15,020 | 17.0 | 24.1 | +15,339 |
| Pre-school | 473 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 7001 | 407 | 0.5 | 1.7 | +66 |
| Primary school | 5,371 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 7002 | 3,657 | 4.2 | 7.6 | +1,714 |
| Secondary school | 8,189 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7006 | 4,259 | 4.8 | 6.3 | +3,930 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 5,683 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 7010 | 2,509 | 2.8 | 2.2 | +3,174 |
| University | 7,748 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 7011 | 2,965 | 3.4 | 5.3 | +4,783 |
| Other | 2,895 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 7012 | 1,223 | 1.4 | 1.0 | +1,672 |
| Not attending | 121,887 | 79.3 | 69.2 | 7013 | 70,029 | 79.5 | 69.2 | +51,858 |
| Not stated | 1,542 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 7014 | 3,057 | 3.5 | 6.6 | -1,515 |
| Total people | 153,788 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 88,106 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +65,682 | |
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 population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] attending educational institutions in the City of Casey in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 3.5% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] were attending primary school, 5.3% were attending secondary institutions, and 8.7% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.1%, 6.4% and 8.2% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the share of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] attending learning institutions in the City of Casey and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people Not attending (79.3% compared to 69.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people attending primary school (3.5% compared to 8.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people Not stated (1.0% compared to 4.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people attending pre-school (0.3% compared to 2.2%)
Emerging groups
From 2011 to 2021, the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in the City of Casey increased by 146703 people (166.507388827095%). This represents an average annual change of 5.73% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of people[Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] attending education institutions in the City of Casey, between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Not attending (+51,858 persons)
- University (+4,783 persons)
- Secondary school (+3,930 persons)
- TAFE/Vocational (+3,174 persons)