Edgeworth Renewal Corridor Project - Lake Macquarie City Council

5.6 Country of BirthThe Corridor CDs have a very high proportion of their population born in Australia,relative to those born overseas.89% of the Corridor CDs’ population was born in Australia, compared with 86.2% forLake Macquarie LGA and 69.8% for Australia. The largest overseas born population isfrom the United Kingdom (2.8%).5.7 Indigenous PeopleThere is a significantly higher proportion of Indigenous people in the Corridors CDscompared with Lake Macquarie LGA and Australia.6.43% of the Corridors CDs population is Indigenous, compared with 2.96% in LakeMacquarie LGA and 2.55% in Australia.5.8 Level of EducationResidents of the Corridor CDs generally ceased schooling earlier than those of LakeMacquarie LGA and Australia. 61.4% of residents did not continue schooling beyondYear 10, compared with 51.7% in Lake Macquarie and 33.3% for Australia. See Table 9and Figure 34 below.Figure 34: Highest Level of SchoolingSource: 2011 ABS CensusDraft Land Use Review – Edgeworth Renewal Corridor – Version 2 Page 50 of 85F2011/00577/06/08 – May 2013