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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 35.2% of Sutherland Shire Council's population aged 0 to 4 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.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland Shire Council - 0 to 4 years | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | New South Wales | Number | % | New South Wales | 2016 to 2021 |
| Pre-school | 4,453 | 33.4 | 28.3 | 3,713 | 27.3 | 22.9 | +740 |
| Primary school | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 56 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -49 |
| Secondary school | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| University | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Other | 221 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 35 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +186 |
| Not attending | 8,452 | 63.5 | 67.7 | 9,608 | 70.6 | 73.7 | -1,156 |
| Not stated | 180 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 206 | 1.5 | 2.6 | -26 |
| Total people | 13,313 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,618 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -305 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the population aged 0 to 4 years attending educational institutions in Sutherland Shire Council in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion attending pre-school school, a similar proportion attending primary school, and a lower proportion not engaged in any education.
Overall, 33.4% of the population aged 0 to 4 years were attending pre-school, 0.1% were attending primary institutions, and 63.5% were not engaged in any education, compared with 28.3%, 0.1% and 67.7% respectively for New South Wales.
The major difference between the share of children aged 0 to 4 years attending learning institutions in Sutherland Shire and New South Wales was:
- A larger percentage of people attending pre-school (33.4% compared to 28.3%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Sutherland Shire's population aged 0 to 4 years decreased by 305 people (+2.2%). This represents an average annual change of -0.45% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of children aged 0 to 4 years attending education institutions in Sutherland Shire, between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Pre-school (+740 persons)
- Other (+186 persons)
- Primary school (-49 persons)
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