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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 26.3% of recent overseas arrivals in Tamworth Regional Council attended an educational institution.
The share of Tamworth Regional Council's recent arrivals attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, and the purpose for migration. This topic shows clearly whether or not your area's recent arrivals are primarily tertiary students (a high proportion at university), families (a high proportion at school), or other groups (low proportion attending all educational institutions)
To complete this story, Tamworth Regional Council's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with Age Structure.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamworth Regional Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Regional NSW |
| Attending | 443 | 26.3 | 36.3 |
| Pre-school | 35 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Primary school | 168 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
| Secondary school | 92 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 62 | 3.7 | 6.9 |
| University | 60 | 3.6 | 8.9 |
| Other | 26 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Not attending | 1,226 | 72.7 | 62.4 |
| Not stated | 18 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Total people | 1,687 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of recent overseas arrivals attending educational institutions in Tamworth Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 10.0% of recent overseas arrivals were attending primary school, 5.5% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 7.2% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 9.7%, 5.4% and 15.8% respectively for Regional NSW.
The major differences between the share of the recent overseas arriving population attending learning institutions in Tamworth Regional Council and Regional NSW were:
- A smaller percentage of people University (3.6% compared to 8.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people TAFE/Vocational (3.7% compared to 6.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people Other (1.5% compared to 3.1%)
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