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Gosford - West Gosford

Disengagement by age

In 2016, 13.3% of 15 to 24 year olds in Gosford - West Gosford were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 17.2% in Mannering Park.

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
Gosford - West Gosford - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Mannering Park %Number%Mannering Park %2011 to 2016
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged34462.060.648465.657.9-140
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged7713.918.110113.717.5-24
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged7413.317.27510.219.5-1
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated6010.84.17810.65.0-18
15 to 24 yearsTotal555100.0100.0738100.0100.0-183
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged1,30156.548.41,20254.749.3+99
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged40417.625.338717.625.3+17
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged38316.622.136616.721.0+17
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated2139.34.224111.04.5-28
25 to 54 yearsTotal2,301100.0100.02,196100.0100.0+105
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged17233.629.614730.526.4+25
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged10921.321.210421.624.6+5
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged18135.442.918638.645.3-5
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated509.86.4459.33.6+5
55 to 64 yearsTotal512100.0100.0482100.0100.0+30
65 years and overFully engaged414.41.2232.71.5+18
65 years and overPartially engaged525.66.6485.64.5+4
65 years and overDisengaged72077.981.063173.583.0+89
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated11112.011.315718.311.0-46
65 years and overTotal924100.0100.0859100.0100.0+65
Total aged 15+Fully engaged1,85843.337.11,85643.437.1+2
Total aged 15+Partially engaged64215.019.564015.019.5+2
Total aged 15+Disengaged1,35831.637.31,25829.437.6+100
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated43410.16.152112.25.8-87
Total aged 15+Total4,292100.0100.04,275100.0100.0+17

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, Mannering Park: 42.9% 25 to 54 years, Mannering Park: 22.1% 15 to 24 years, Mannering Park: 17.2% 55 to 64 years, Gosford - West Gosford: 35.4% 25 to 54 years, Gosford - West Gosford: 16.6% 15 to 24 years, Gosford - West Gosford: 13.3%
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, Gosford - West Gosford: -5 25 to 54 years, Gosford - West Gosford: +17 15 to 24 years, Gosford - West Gosford: -1
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

The number of people aged 15 to 24 years in Gosford - West Gosford in 2016 was 555, of this, 13.3% were disengaged and 13.9% were partially engaged, compared to 17.2% and 18.1% respectively for Mannering Park.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Gosford - West Gosford showed a decrease of -183.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 1 or 1.3%.

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