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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 26.4% of recent overseas arrivals in Wellington Shire attended an educational institution.
The share of Wellington Shire'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, Wellington Shire'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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Shire - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Type of institution | Number | % | Gippsland Region |
| Attending | 144 | 26.4 | 30.5 |
| Pre-school | 16 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Primary school | 61 | 11.2 | 9.0 |
| Secondary school | 21 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| TAFE/Vocational | 37 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| University | 21 | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| Other | 9 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Not attending | 397 | 72.7 | 68.2 |
| Not stated | 5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Total people | 546 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of recent overseas arrivals attending educational institutions in Wellington Shire in 2021 compared to Gippsland Region shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 11.2% of recent overseas arrivals were attending primary school, 3.8% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 10.6% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 9.0%, 4.8% and 11.8% respectively for Gippsland Region.
The major differences between the share of the recent overseas arriving population attending learning institutions in Wellington Shire and Gippsland Region were:
- A larger percentage of people attending primary school (11.2% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of people TAFE/Vocational (6.8% compared to 5.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people University (3.8% compared to 6.3%)
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