2015-03-03 Attachment 1 it Item 5 Planning & Organisation Agenda Community Profile Report

Noosa Coommunity Profile
Final Rep
        port A


6.4       Proporttion Curr
                         rently Sttudying
           Of those attending an educattion institution, the mo   ost common  n type of in
                                                                                          nstitution
                               as infant/ prrimary7 with
            across localities wa                       h the highesst proportion
                                                                               n recorded in
                                                                                          i Noosa
            North Shore (61.1% %) followed b
                                           by Boreen Pooint, Kin Kin and Coothaaraba (48.7%
                                                                                          %).
           The seccond most common
                                c         insstitution of study
                                                          s      was secondary,
                                                                     s           w
                                                                                 which accou  unted for
            generallly one third of residentss who were attending
                                                          a         an
                                                                     n educationa
                                                                                al institution in 2011.
                   hest rate was recorded i n Noosaville
            The high                                      e and Doonan (32.5%).
           Other notable
                   n        findings were the relative   ely high proportion of residents studying
            university or other tertiary insstitution in Noosa Headds (15.0%), Sunshine Beach
                                                                                          B     to
            Peregian
                   n Beach (14.9%) and Te  ewantin (11.2%).

          Figure 6.5:: Proportion Currently Sttudying, Loc
                                                         calities, 2011
                                                                      1
                                              80%
          Proportion Currently Studying (%)




                                                    Pre-school                                 Infan
                                                                                                   nts/Primary
                                              70%   Secondary                                  Technnical or Further Edu
                                                                                                                       ucational Institution
                                                    University or other Tertiary Institution   Otherr type of educationa
                                                                                                                       al institution
                                              60%

                                              50%

                                              40%

                                              30%

                                              20%

                                              10%

                                              0%




          Source: ABS (2011a)

           The mos st common institution b
                                          being attended for those
                                                                 e currently sstudying in the
                                                                                          t   Shire
                              ary (42.3%)), higher than the SE
            was inffants/ prima                                  EQ Region (37.2%) an     nd State
            (39.1%)).
           This was also the case for seco                      ocal residentts currently studying
                                           ondary with 30.4% of lo
            being att the second
                               dary level, ccompared to
                                                      o 25.9% for the SEQ re egion and 26 6.6% for
            the Statte.
           The Shiire reported  d considerab           esidents studying at a university or other
                                             bly fewer re
            tertiary institution in
                                  n 2011 (only
                                             y 11.5%) compared to the SEQ Reg ion (20.4%)) and the
            State 177.9%.
           Post sch
                   hool educatio
                               on options in
                                           n Noosa Shirre are somew  what limited d since the closure of
            the Noosa TAFE cammpus. The Ce entral Queen nsland Unive ersity offers access to a range of
            undergrraduate and higher degrrees from the eir Noosaville campus. T  The University of the
            Sunshinne Coast offe
                               ers a range of business subjects fro  om their roo oms at The J, Noosa
            Junction
                   n. There are various opp
                                          portunities fo
                                                       or certificate level trainin
                                                                                  ng in Noosa.




          7
           ‘Infants/Prim
                       mary’ includes Prep
                                      P    through to Year 6. While ‘Pre-school’ is defined as a typee of educational institution
          which precedes 'Infants / priimary' and is atttended two yea
                                                                     ars prior to Year 1 (including kkindergartens an
                                                                                                                    nd day care
          centres)




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