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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 13.1% of people who needed assistance in Wollongong City Council attended an educational institution.
This dataset shows the educational attendance of the population needing assistance with daily tasks (due to age or disability) in Wollongong City. Educational attendance is highly correlated with age, with children having the highest level of educational attendance generally. For the population with a disability, this dataset can reveal demand for assistance in the school system, and the level to which people with a need for assistance are able to access tertiary education.
To continue building the demographic story of those needing assistance in Wollongong City, please view this topic in conjunction with Age Structure and Qualification.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'
| Education institution attending | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong City Council - Need for assistance | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Regional NSW | Number | % | Regional NSW | 2011 to 2021 |
| Pre-school | 137 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 61 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +76 |
| Primary school | 787 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 384 | 3.4 | 4.5 | +403 |
| Secondary school | 522 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 262 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +260 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 173 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 128 | 1.1 | 1.3 | +45 |
| University | 160 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 53 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +107 |
| Other | 119 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 52 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +67 |
| Not attending | 12,116 | 83.9 | 83.5 | 9,751 | 87.1 | 85.7 | +2,365 |
| Not stated | 435 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 509 | 4.5 | 4.0 | -74 |
| Total Population | 14,449 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11,200 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,249 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the share of the population needing assistance attending educational institutions in Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 5.4% of the population were attending primary school, 3.6% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 2.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.4%, 4.3% and 1.8% respectively for Regional NSW.
There were no major differences between Wollongong City and Regional NSW in 2021.
Emerging groups
From 2011 to 2021, Wollongong City's population needing assistance increased by 3,249 people (+29.0%). This represents an average annual change of 2.58% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the number of people needing assistance attending education institutions in Wollongong City, between 2011 and 2021 were:
- Not attending (+2,365 persons)
- Primary school (+403 persons)
- Secondary school (+260 persons)
- University (+107 persons)
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