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Disengagement by age

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In 2021, 9.4% of 15 to 24 year olds in EMRC area were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 7.5% in Shire of Mundaring.

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
EMRC area - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Shire of Mundaring %Number%Shire of Mundaring %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged12,21472.469.911,68570.365.1+529
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged2,13312.611.21,94311.710.7+190
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged1,5949.47.51,82511.09.6-231
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated9345.511.41,1687.014.6-234
15 to 24 yearsTotal16,875100.0100.016,621100.0100.0+254
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged40,23068.256.937,02967.156.4+3,201
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged8,17113.911.76,98512.711.3+1,186
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged5,5009.37.46,08711.09.2-587
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated5,0928.624.05,0469.223.1+46
25 to 54 yearsTotal58,993100.0100.055,147100.0100.0+3,846
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged8,69354.753.27,01850.751.6+1,675
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged2,72017.118.42,36817.118.1+352
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged3,46521.818.03,38824.520.9+77
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1,0166.410.41,0637.79.4-47
55 to 64 yearsTotal15,894100.0100.013,837100.0100.0+2,057
65 years and overFully engaged1,97610.49.91,3008.58.9+676
65 years and overPartially engaged1,8049.510.71,3749.010.2+430
65 years and overDisengaged13,82973.172.010,93671.771.1+2,893
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated1,3056.97.31,65110.89.7-346
65 years and overTotal18,914100.0100.015,261100.0100.0+3,653
Total aged 15+Fully engaged63,11357.047.857,03256.548.0+6,081
Total aged 15+Partially engaged14,82813.412.612,67012.612.1+2,158
Total aged 15+Disengaged24,38822.023.422,23622.022.9+2,152
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated8,3477.516.28,9288.917.0-581
Total aged 15+Total110,676100.0100.0100,866100.0100.0+9,810
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 EMRC area in 2016 was 16,875, of this, 9.4% were disengaged and 12.6% were partially engaged, compared to 7.5% and 11.2% respectively for the Shire of Mundaring.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in EMRC area showed an increase of 254.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 231 or 12.7%.

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