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City of PerthCommunity profile
Qualifications Highest level of schooling Education institution attending

Perth Metropolitan Area

Education institution attending

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In 2021, 104,525 people in Perth Metropolitan Area were attending university. This represents 4.9% of the population, compared to 4.2% in Western Australia.

The share of Perth Metropolitan Area's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, as it is influenced by the number of children attending school; proximity to tertiary education, which can mean young adults leaving home to be nearer to educational facilities and; the degree to which people are seeking out educational opportunities in adulthood, especially in their late teens and early twenties.

This data is often combined with Age Structure to identify areas with significant university student populations.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'

Refers to:

Total population

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Education institution attending
Perth Metropolitan Area - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Type of institutionNumber%Western Australia %Number%Western Australia %2016 to 2021
Pre-school36,9501.71.723,7801.21.2+13,170
Primary school178,0968.48.4164,1458.48.5+13,951
Primary - Government124,1825.95.9111,5705.75.9+12,612
Primary - Catholic29,1111.41.429,1621.51.5-51
Primary - Independent24,8031.21.123,4131.21.1+1,390
Secondary school142,7686.76.6125,4756.56.3+17,293
Secondary - Government80,2933.83.866,6493.43.6+13,644
Secondary - Catholic30,2611.41.428,4561.51.4+1,805
Secondary - Independent32,2141.51.430,3701.61.4+1,844
TAFE/Vocational49,2332.32.338,1472.01.9+11,086
University104,5254.94.299,5905.14.3+4,935
Other20,4561.00.916,0110.80.7+4,445
Not attending1,477,14269.869.71,338,79968.969.0+138,343
Not stated107,4955.16.3137,9197.18.0-30,424
Total2,116,665100.0100.01,943,866100.0100.0+172,799
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in Perth Metropolitan Area in 2021 compared to Western Australia 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, 8.4% of the population were attending primary school, 6.7% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 7.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.4%, 6.6% and 6.5% respectively for Western Australia.

There were no major differences between Perth Metropolitan Area and Western Australia in 2021.

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Perth Metropolitan Area's population increased by 172,799 people (+8.9%). This represents an average annual change of 1.72% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of persons attending education institutions in Perth Metropolitan Area, between 2016 and 2021 were in those who nominated:

  • Secondary school (+17,293 persons)
  • Primary school (+13,951 persons)
  • Secondary - Government (+13,644 persons)
  • Pre-school (+13,170 persons)

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