City of Maroondah
Non-English speakers - Education institution attending
In 2021, 27.7% of the City of Maroondah's [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population attended an educational institution.
The share of the City of Maroondah'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 Maroondah'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 Maroondah - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speakers | 2021 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Australia | Number | % | Australia | 2011 to 2021 | |
| Attending | 6,297 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 2,843 | 21.7 | 25.6 | +3,454 | 7000 |
| Pre-school | 696 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 180 | 1.4 | 1.3 | +516 | 7001 |
| Primary school | 2,021 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 703 | 5.4 | 6.5 | +1,318 | 7002 |
| Secondary school | 1,317 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 674 | 5.1 | 5.8 | +643 | 7006 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 691 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 389 | 3.0 | 3.2 | +302 | 7010 |
| University | 1,054 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 612 | 4.7 | 7.4 | +442 | 7011 |
| Other | 518 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 285 | 2.2 | 1.5 | +233 | 7012 |
| Not attending | 16,285 | 71.6 | 71.2 | 9,827 | 75.0 | 70.8 | +6,458 | 7013 |
| Not stated | 175 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 424 | 3.2 | 3.5 | -249 | 7014 |
| Total people speaking [COIIDLabelForLanguage] at home | 22,757 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,094 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +9,663 | |
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 Maroondah in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 8.9% of the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population were attending primary school, 5.8% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 4.6% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 7.7%, 5.5% and 6.9% respectively for Australia.
The major differences between the share of the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population attending learning institutions in the City of Maroondah and Australia were:
- A larger percentage of people attending a primary school (8.9% compared to 7.7%)
- A larger percentage of people attending a pre-school (3.1% compared to 1.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people attending University (4.6% compared to 6.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speaking population attending education institutions in the City of Maroondah, between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Not attending (+6,458 persons)
- Primary school (+1,318 persons)
- Secondary school (+643 persons)
- Pre-school (+516 persons)