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Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area

Education institution attending

In 2016, 42 people in Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area were attending university. This represents 1.2% of the population, compared to 1.2% in Wingham.

The share of Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area'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.

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Derived from the Census question:

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

Total population

Education institution attending
Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area - Total persons (Usual residence)20162011Change
Type of institutionNumber%Wingham %Number%Wingham %2011 to 2016
Pre-school
491.41.7601.92.1-11
Primary school
2818.28.32548.18.3+28
Primary - Government
2768.06.22488.06.6+29
Primary - Catholic
50.11.330.11.3+2
Primary - Independent
00.00.830.10.4-3
Secondary school
1805.36.31755.67.3+6
Secondary - Government
1674.95.01725.56.5-4
Secondary - Catholic
00.00.700.00.40
Secondary - Independent
130.40.530.10.4+10
map this data in atlas.idTAFE/Vocational712.12.1692.22.3+3
map this data in atlas.idUniversity421.21.2351.10.7+7
Other
30.10.3170.50.4-14
map this data in atlas.idNot attending2,47872.172.92,30373.972.0+176
Not stated
3309.67.22046.56.9+126

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 Pre-school, Wingham: 1.7% Primary school, Wingham: 8.3% Primary - Government, Wingham: 6.2% Primary - Catholic, Wingham: 1.3% Primary - Independent, Wingham: 0.8% Secondary school, Wingham: 6.3% Secondary - Government, Wingham: 5.0% Secondary - Catholic, Wingham: 0.7% Secondary - Independent, Wingham: 0.5% TAFE/Vocational, Wingham: 2.1% University, Wingham: 1.2% Other, Wingham: 0.3% Pre-school, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 1.4% Primary school, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 8.2% Primary - Government, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 8.0% Primary - Catholic, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 0.1% Primary - Independent, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 0.0% Secondary school, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 5.3% Secondary - Government, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 4.9% Secondary - Catholic, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 0.0% Secondary - Independent, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 0.4% TAFE/Vocational, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 2.1% University, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 1.2% Other, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 0.1%
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 Pre-school, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: -11 Primary school, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: +28 Primary - Government, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: +29 Primary - Catholic, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: +2 Primary - Independent, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: -3 Secondary school, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: +6 Secondary - Government, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: -4 Secondary - Catholic, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: 0 Secondary - Independent, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: +10 TAFE/Vocational, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: +3 University, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: +7 Other, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area: -14
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 attending educational institutions in Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area in 2016 compared to Wingham shows that there was a similar proportion attending primary school, a lower proportion attending secondary school, and a similar proportion engaged in tertiary level education.

Overall, 8.2% of the population were attending primary school, 5.3% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 3.3% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 8.3%, 6.3% and 3.3% respectively for Wingham.

The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area and Wingham were:

  • A larger percentage of persons attending a Government primary school (8.0% compared to 6.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a Catholic primary school (0.1% compared to 1.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons attending a secondary school (any type) (5.3% compared to 6.3%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2016, Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area's population increased by 317 people (+10.2%). This represents an average annual change of 1.96% per year over the period.

There were no major differences in Pacific Palms - Coomba Park area between 2011 and 2016.

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