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Disengagement by age

In 2021, 8.8% of 15 to 24 year olds in the City of Brimbank were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 4.8% in Keilor District.

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
City of Brimbank - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Keilor District %Number%Keilor District %2011 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged18,04773.582.119,70672.883.2-1,659
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged2,80211.410.32,90710.78.2-105
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged2,1488.84.82,6459.86.2-497
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1,5436.32.81,7976.62.4-254
15 to 24 yearsTotal24,540100.0100.027,055100.0100.0-2,515
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged40,18149.357.339,83450.359.2+347
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged18,43722.625.416,37020.724.4+2,067
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged17,18821.113.617,44522.013.4-257
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated5,7167.03.65,6087.13.0+108
25 to 54 yearsTotal81,522100.0100.079,257100.0100.0+2,265
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged7,68733.343.96,23930.238.1+1,448
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged4,90921.226.03,54917.224.6+1,360
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged9,30440.327.39,40845.534.3-104
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1,2085.22.91,4637.13.0-255
55 to 64 yearsTotal23,108100.0100.020,659100.0100.0+2,449
65 years and overFully engaged1,4424.65.86643.27.2+778
65 years and overPartially engaged1,6975.48.57693.76.1+928
65 years and overDisengaged26,10782.480.016,77680.077.2+9,331
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated2,4367.75.72,75613.19.4-320
65 years and overTotal31,682100.0100.020,965100.0100.0+10,717
Total aged 15+Fully engaged67,35741.943.366,44344.947.8+914
Total aged 15+Partially engaged27,84517.318.523,59515.917.9+4,250
Total aged 15+Disengaged54,74734.034.246,27431.330.1+8,473
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated10,9036.84.011,6247.94.3-721
Total aged 15+Total160,852100.0100.0147,936100.0100.0+12,916
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 the City of Brimbank in 2016 was 24,540, of this, 8.8% were disengaged and 11.4% were partially engaged, compared to 4.8% and 10.3% respectively for the Keilor District.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in the City of Brimbank showed a decrease of -2,515.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 497 or 18.8%.

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