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Disengagement by age

In 2016, 5.7% of 15 to 24 year olds in Bilgola were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 5.6% in Wheeler Heights.

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
Bilgola - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Wheeler Heights %Number%Wheeler Heights %2011 to 2016
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged28781.385.433288.789.0-45
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged359.97.0277.37.0+8
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged205.75.6123.34.0+8
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated113.12.020.7--+8
15 to 24 yearsTotal353100.0100.0374100.0100.0-22
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged76257.861.374656.058.0+15
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged38329.125.934425.828.1+39
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged13210.09.218714.011.3-55
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated413.13.6564.22.7-15
25 to 54 yearsTotal1,318100.0100.01,334100.0100.0-16
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged26744.541.123444.247.0+32
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged18530.825.615028.425.5+34
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged13522.524.613325.125.0+2
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated132.28.8112.32.5+1
55 to 64 yearsTotal600100.0100.0530100.0100.0+70
65 years and overFully engaged568.06.0468.35.1+9
65 years and overPartially engaged11216.111.16110.913.2+50
65 years and overDisengaged50272.076.941473.578.7+87
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated273.96.0417.33.1-14
65 years and overTotal697100.0100.0564100.0100.0+133
Total aged 15+Fully engaged1,37246.252.31,35948.550.3+12
Total aged 15+Partially engaged71524.120.158320.822.4+131
Total aged 15+Disengaged78926.623.274726.725.0+42
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated923.14.41124.02.4-20
Total aged 15+Total2,968100.0100.02,803100.0100.0+164

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, Wheeler Heights: 24.6% 25 to 54 years, Wheeler Heights: 9.2% 15 to 24 years, Wheeler Heights: 5.6% 55 to 64 years, Bilgola: 22.5% 25 to 54 years, Bilgola: 10.0% 15 to 24 years, Bilgola: 5.7%
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, Bilgola: +2 25 to 54 years, Bilgola: -55 15 to 24 years, Bilgola: +8
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 Bilgola in 2016 was 353, of this, 5.7% were disengaged and 9.9% were partially engaged, compared to 5.6% and 7.0% respectively for Wheeler Heights.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Bilgola showed a decrease of -22.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 8 or 66.7%.

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