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Disengagement by age

In 2016, 10.1% of 15 to 24 year olds in Parks Place were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 10.9% in Edensor Park.

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
Parks Place - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Edensor Park %Number%Edensor Park %2011 to 2016
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged10,57776.075.010,64677.580.0-70
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged1,3639.811.21,2809.38.6+83
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged1,40810.110.91,3099.59.3+99
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated5674.12.94933.62.1+75
15 to 24 yearsTotal13,916100.0100.013,730100.0100.0+186
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged17,77249.149.717,98349.752.2-211
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged6,96619.219.97,23820.019.9-272
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged9,80027.126.99,36525.925.3+435
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1,6764.63.61,5784.42.6+98
25 to 54 yearsTotal36,215100.0100.036,165100.0100.0+50
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged4,17532.834.23,76133.835.8+414
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged2,17317.117.41,75415.815.5+419
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged5,80745.644.55,11145.946.2+696
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated5794.54.05064.52.6+72
55 to 64 yearsTotal12,735100.0100.011,133100.0100.0+1,601
65 years and overFully engaged7295.46.33683.66.1+361
65 years and overPartially engaged6064.56.63283.23.2+279
65 years and overDisengaged11,24283.582.38,50283.782.1+2,740
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated8936.64.89539.48.6-61
65 years and overTotal13,471100.0100.010,153100.0100.0+3,318
Total aged 15+Fully engaged33,25443.646.132,76046.051.1+494
Total aged 15+Partially engaged11,11014.615.910,60214.915.1+508
Total aged 15+Disengaged28,25837.034.324,28934.130.7+3,969
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated3,7164.93.73,5315.03.1+185
Total aged 15+Total76,339100.0100.071,183100.0100.0+5,156

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, Edensor Park: 44.5% 25 to 54 years, Edensor Park: 26.9% 15 to 24 years, Edensor Park: 10.9% 55 to 64 years, Parks Place: 45.6% 25 to 54 years, Parks Place: 27.1% 15 to 24 years, Parks Place: 10.1%
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, Parks Place: +696 25 to 54 years, Parks Place: +435 15 to 24 years, Parks Place: +99
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 Parks Place in 2016 was 13,916, of this, 10.1% were disengaged and 9.8% were partially engaged, compared to 10.9% and 11.2% respectively for Edensor Park.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Parks Place showed an increase of 186.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 99 or 7.6%.

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