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Mitchell ShireCommunity profile

Wandong - Heathcote Junction area

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 4.0% of 15 to 24 year olds in Wandong - Heathcote Junction area were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 9.6% in Mitchell Shire.

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
Wandong - Heathcote Junction area - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Mitchell Shire %Number%Mitchell Shire %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged15778.172.617781.674.6-20
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged189.010.7167.410.3+2
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged84.09.6177.88.8-9
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated189.07.173.26.3+11
15 to 24 yearsTotal201100.0100.0217100.0100.0-16
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged42470.869.143570.868.6-11
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged6410.713.88513.812.8-21
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged6010.010.9559.010.6+5
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated518.56.2396.48.0+12
25 to 54 yearsTotal599100.0100.0614100.0100.0-15
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged11144.649.712954.249.1-18
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged4718.917.44418.516.9+3
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged6124.526.25221.825.2+9
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated3012.06.8135.58.7+17
55 to 64 yearsTotal249100.0100.0238100.0100.0+11
65 years and overFully engaged279.79.8105.09.0+17
65 years and overPartially engaged3612.910.02914.48.3+7
65 years and overDisengaged18666.972.314672.369.6+40
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated2910.47.9178.413.1+12
65 years and overTotal278100.0100.0202100.0100.0+76
Total aged 15+Fully engaged71954.255.875159.156.2-32
Total aged 15+Partially engaged16512.413.117413.712.3-9
Total aged 15+Disengaged31523.724.327021.222.8+45
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated1289.66.8766.08.7+52
Total aged 15+Total1,327100.0100.01,271100.0100.0+56
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Wandong - Heathcote Junction area in 2016 was 201, of this, 4.0% were disengaged and 9.0% were partially engaged, compared to 9.6% and 10.7% respectively for Mitchell Shire.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Wandong - Heathcote Junction area showed a decrease of -16.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 9 or 52.9%.

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