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Ku-ring-gai Council Community profile

North Wahroonga

Education institution attending

In 2021, 139 people in North Wahroonga were attending university. This represents 6.7% of the population, compared to 6.9% in Ku-ring-gai Council area.

The share of North Wahroonga's population attending educational institutions reflects the age structure of the population, as it is influenced by the number of children attending school; proximity to tertiary education, which can mean young adults leaving home to be nearer to educational facilities and; the degree to which people are seeking out educational opportunities in adulthood, especially in their late teens and early twenties.

This data is often combined with Age Structure to identify areas with significant university student populations.

Learn more about planning education provision here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Education institution attending
North Wahroonga - Total persons (Usual residence)20212011Change
Type of institutionNumber%Ku-ring-gai Council area %Number%Ku-ring-gai Council area %2011 to 2021
Pre-school412.02.2311.62.0+10
Primary school21710.49.921611.510.0+1
Primary - Government1456.96.41256.66.0+20
Primary - Catholic221.10.9351.91.3-13
Primary - Independent502.42.6563.02.6-6
Secondary school1999.59.31487.99.6+51
Secondary - Government452.23.2492.62.9-4
Secondary - Catholic562.71.4351.91.5+21
Secondary - Independent984.74.8643.45.1+34
TAFE/Vocational361.71.5422.21.4-6
University1396.76.91065.66.7+33
Other140.70.730.20.6+11
Not attending1,39766.967.11,29668.865.4+101
Not stated462.22.4412.24.3+5
Total2,089100.0100.01,883100.0100.0+206
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in North Wahroonga in 2021 compared to Ku-ring-gai Council area shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a similar proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 10.4% of the population were attending primary school, 9.5% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 8.4% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 9.9%, 9.3% and 8.4% respectively for Ku-ring-gai Council area.

The major difference between the share of the population attending learning institutions in North Wahroonga and Ku-ring-gai Council area was:

  • A larger percentage of persons attending a Catholic secondary school (2.7% compared to 1.4%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2021, North Wahroonga's population increased by 206 people (+10.9%). This represents an average annual change of 1.04% per year over the period.

The largest change in the number of persons attending education institutions in North Wahroonga, between 2011 and 2021 was in those who nominated:

  • Secondary school (+51 persons)

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