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Disengagement by age

In 2016, 7.1% of 15 to 24 year olds in Kings Park were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 17.5% in Whalan.

Engagement in employment and education looks at the level of participation by age and sex of the population in the labour market, or full or part-time education. A full time employed or full-time student would be "Fully engaged", while part-time students may be fully engaged if they are also employed, or partly engaged if they are not working. Engagement in the labour and education market is highly dependent on age. Retirees are generally disengaged, while stay-at-home parents are also likely to be disengaged. The rate of engagement, particularly in the younger and working age groups can be affected by access to strong employment and education markets and is a measure of socio-economic status and the level of welfare dependency in an area. For more detail on employment and educational characteristics associated with disengagement, please look at Employment Status, Qualifications and Educational Institution Attending.

Further reading: Using demographics to inform gender equality

Derived from the two Census questions:

'Last week did the person have a full time or part time job of any kind?' and 'What type of educational institution is the person attending?'

Workforce and educational engagement by age
Kings Park - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Whalan %Number%Whalan %2011 to 2016
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged13177.156.312885.354.2+3
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged2112.414.996.012.9+12
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged127.117.5138.728.4-1
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated63.511.30--4.6+6
15 to 24 yearsTotal170100.0100.0150100.0100.0+20
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged36146.628.537950.225.5-18
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged24131.120.122529.821.3+16
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged14518.742.614819.645.8-3
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated273.58.830.47.4+24
25 to 54 yearsTotal774100.0100.0755100.0100.0+19
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged6030.819.97840.218.5-18
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged6030.812.25126.312.5+9
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged7136.456.76232.062.8+9
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated42.111.231.56.3+1
55 to 64 yearsTotal195100.0100.0194100.0100.0+1
65 years and overFully engaged105.63.364.90.7+4
65 years and overPartially engaged2212.33.364.9--+16
65 years and overDisengaged14078.277.810484.682.7+36
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated73.915.775.716.60
65 years and overTotal179100.0100.0123100.0100.0+56
Total aged 15+Fully engaged56242.626.759148.424.9-29
Total aged 15+Partially engaged34426.114.529123.814.5+53
Total aged 15+Disengaged36827.947.732726.852.1+41
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated443.311.1131.18.4+31
Total aged 15+Total1,318100.0100.01,222100.0100.0+96

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Disengaged persons by age, 2016
Disengaged persons by age, 2016 55 to 64 years, Whalan: 56.7% 25 to 54 years, Whalan: 42.6% 15 to 24 years, Whalan: 17.5% 55 to 64 years, Kings Park: 36.4% 25 to 54 years, Kings Park: 18.7% 15 to 24 years, Kings Park: 7.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Change in disengaged persons by age, 2011 to 2016
Change in disengaged persons by age, 2011 to 2016 55 to 64 years, Kings Park: +9 25 to 54 years, Kings Park: -3 15 to 24 years, Kings Park: -1
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

The number of people aged 15 to 24 years in Kings Park in 2016 was 170, of this, 7.1% were disengaged and 12.4% were partially engaged, compared to 17.5% and 14.9% respectively for Whalan.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Kings Park showed an increase of 20.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 1 or 7.7%.

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