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Cabramatta West

Disengagement by age

In 2016, 12.3% of 15 to 24 year olds in Cabramatta West were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 10.5% in Liverpool City.

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
Cabramatta West - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Liverpool City %Number%Liverpool City %2011 to 2016
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged87174.873.375775.273.6+114
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged938.09.8919.19.4+2
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged14312.310.510710.611.1+36
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated574.96.3515.16.0+6
15 to 24 yearsTotal1,164100.0100.01,006100.0100.0+157
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged1,30945.351.51,23244.152.3+76
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged54518.918.852718.919.0+17
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged87230.222.686230.822.3+10
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1635.67.11736.26.5-10
25 to 54 yearsTotal2,889100.0100.02,796100.0100.0+93
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged23728.936.615024.034.7+87
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged11814.416.36911.016.0+49
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged43152.539.837660.141.6+54
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated354.37.3304.87.7+5
55 to 64 yearsTotal821100.0100.0626100.0100.0+195
65 years and overFully engaged313.45.970.84.5+24
65 years and overPartially engaged333.65.0121.44.2+21
65 years and overDisengaged79886.378.373588.078.0+63
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated636.810.8819.713.3-18
65 years and overTotal925100.0100.0835100.0100.0+89
Total aged 15+Fully engaged2,44842.247.42,14740.848.5+300
Total aged 15+Partially engaged78913.614.970013.315.0+89
Total aged 15+Disengaged2,24438.730.12,08139.529.2+163
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated3185.57.53356.47.3-18
Total aged 15+Total5,799100.0100.05,264100.0100.0+534

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, Liverpool City: 39.8% 25 to 54 years, Liverpool City: 22.6% 15 to 24 years, Liverpool City: 10.5% 55 to 64 years, Cabramatta West: 52.5% 25 to 54 years, Cabramatta West: 30.2% 15 to 24 years, Cabramatta West: 12.3%
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, Cabramatta West: +54 25 to 54 years, Cabramatta West: +10 15 to 24 years, Cabramatta West: +36
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

The number of people aged 15 to 24 years in Cabramatta West in 2016 was 1,164, of this, 12.3% were disengaged and 8.0% were partially engaged, compared to 10.5% and 9.8% respectively for Liverpool City.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Cabramatta West showed an increase of 157.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 36 or 33.6%.

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