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Overseas born - Education institution attending

In 2016, 21.8% of the [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in the City of Stonnington attended an educational institution.

The share of the City of Stonnington's overseas-born 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, and these areas could be expected to have very high rates of educational attendance, particularly for universities.

To complete this story, the City of Stonnington's educational attendance information needs to be viewed in conjunction with the Age Structure and Qualification topics.

Please note: In many areas of Australia, at the 2021 Census, numbers of overseas-born university students declined substantially due to university face-to-face closures during the COVID pandemic. This may have changed since the Census, please use with caution.

Derived from the Census question:

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

People [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel]

Education institution attending
City of Stonnington - [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel]20162011Change
Type of institutionNumber%City of Stonnington - Total populationNumber%City of Stonnington - Total population2011 to 2016
Attending7,12621.823.25,11118.622.6+2,015
Pre-school1530.51.31160.41.5+37
Primary school6592.05.45762.15.6+83
Secondary school6412.04.44841.84.4+157
TAFE/Vocational7782.41.46442.31.6+134
University4,38713.49.82,93810.78.6+1,449
Other5081.60.93531.30.8+155
Not attending25,20977.069.021,73779.369.8+3,472
Not stated3901.27.85762.17.6-186

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Education institution attending, 2016
Education institution attending, 2016 Attending, City of Stonnington - Total population: 23.2% Pre-school, City of Stonnington - Total population: 1.3% Primary school, City of Stonnington - Total population: 5.4% Secondary school, City of Stonnington - Total population: 4.4% TAFE/Vocational, City of Stonnington - Total population: 1.4% University, City of Stonnington - Total population: 9.8% Other, City of Stonnington - Total population: 0.9% Not attending, City of Stonnington - Total population: 69.0% Not stated, City of Stonnington - Total population: 7.8% Attending, City of Stonnington: 21.8% Pre-school, City of Stonnington: 0.5% Primary school, City of Stonnington: 2.0% Secondary school, City of Stonnington: 2.0% TAFE/Vocational, City of Stonnington: 2.4% University, City of Stonnington: 13.4% Other, City of Stonnington: 1.6% Not attending, City of Stonnington: 77.0% Not stated, City of Stonnington: 1.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in education institution attending, 2011 to 2016
Change in education institution attending, 2011 to 2016 Attending, City of Stonnington: +2,015 Pre-school, City of Stonnington: +37 Primary school, City of Stonnington: +83 Secondary school, City of Stonnington: +157 TAFE/Vocational, City of Stonnington: +134 University, City of Stonnington: +1,449 Other, City of Stonnington: +155 Not attending, City of Stonnington: +3,472 Not stated, City of Stonnington: -186
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] attending educational institutions in the City of Stonnington in 2016 compared to the total population shows that there was a lower proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a higher proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 2.0% of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] were attending primary school, 2.0% were attending secondary institutions, and 15.8% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 5.4%, 4.4% and 11.2% respectively for the total population.

The major differences between the share of the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] attending learning institutions in the City of Stonnington and the total population were:

  • A larger percentage of people Not attending (77.0% compared to 69.0%)
  • A larger percentage of people University (13.4% compared to 9.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people Not stated (1.2% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people attending primary school (2.0% compared to 5.4%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2016, the population [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] in the City of Stonnington increased by 12617 people (46.0071470245041%). This represents an average annual change of 3.6% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the number of people[Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] attending education institutions in the City of Stonnington, between 2011 and 2016 were:

  • Not attending (+3,472 persons)
  • University (+1,449 persons)
  • Not stated (-186 persons)
  • Secondary school (+157 persons)

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