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Disengagement by age

In 2021, 17.1% of 15 to 24 year olds in Fairfield City were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 9.9% in Greater Sydney.

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

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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
Fairfield City - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2011 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged9,72264.972.710,82174.976.7-1,099
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged1,84412.312.31,3989.79.2+446
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged2,56717.19.91,52510.67.7+1,042
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated8565.75.27074.96.4+149
15 to 24 yearsTotal14,989100.0100.014,451100.0100.0+538
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged14,34337.260.121,81758.270.8-7,474
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged8,37221.719.45,96115.912.5+2,411
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged13,16534.214.77,71220.610.1+5,453
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated2,6576.95.82,0285.46.6+629
25 to 54 yearsTotal38,537100.0100.037,518100.0100.0+1,019
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged3,83627.843.64,29141.249.8-455
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged2,71219.621.31,39113.416.3+1,321
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged6,38846.330.44,12139.627.9+2,267
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated8746.34.86075.86.0+267
55 to 64 yearsTotal13,810100.0100.010,410100.0100.0+3,400
65 years and overFully engaged9025.58.45705.48.1+332
65 years and overPartially engaged9655.99.94314.18.5+534
65 years and overDisengaged12,92079.174.38,34179.673.2+4,579
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated1,5559.57.41,14210.910.2+413
65 years and overTotal16,342100.0100.010,484100.0100.0+5,858
Total aged 15+Fully engaged28,80334.450.837,49951.559.8-8,696
Total aged 15+Partially engaged13,89316.616.99,18112.611.9+4,712
Total aged 15+Disengaged35,04041.926.521,69929.821.3+13,341
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated5,9427.15.94,4846.27.0+1,458
Total aged 15+Total83,678100.0100.072,863100.0100.0+10,815
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

The number of people aged 15 to 24 years in Fairfield City in 2016 was 14,989, of this, 17.1% were disengaged and 12.3% were partially engaged, compared to 9.9% and 12.3% respectively for Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Fairfield City showed an increase of 538.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 1,042 or 68.3%.

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