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Fraser Coast Regional Council

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 17.0% of 15 to 24 year olds in Fraser Coast Regional Council were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 15.1% in Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura 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
Fraser Coast Regional Council - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District %Number%Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged5,95158.164.95,52156.167.4+430
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged1,78917.515.11,66616.910.1+123
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged1,74617.015.11,85418.89.7-108
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated7627.44.98068.212.8-44
15 to 24 yearsTotal10,248100.0100.09,847100.0100.0+401
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged14,68444.252.913,40741.550.2+1,277
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged8,22224.728.47,52123.323.9+701
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged7,61322.913.18,45826.218.2-845
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated2,7238.25.62,9509.17.7-227
25 to 54 yearsTotal33,242100.0100.032,336100.0100.0+906
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged4,20924.435.43,54322.828.7+666
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged3,75221.726.22,83918.221.2+913
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged8,26047.834.37,89050.740.3+370
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1,0566.14.01,2998.39.9-243
55 to 64 yearsTotal17,277100.0100.015,571100.0100.0+1,706
65 years and overFully engaged8102.47.35852.27.8+225
65 years and overPartially engaged1,4304.39.09543.66.2+476
65 years and overDisengaged28,15184.180.522,08982.769.8+6,062
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated3,0919.23.23,08011.516.2+11
65 years and overTotal33,482100.0100.026,708100.0100.0+6,774
Total aged 15+Fully engaged25,65427.242.123,05627.340.8+2,598
Total aged 15+Partially engaged15,19316.122.312,98015.418.2+2,213
Total aged 15+Disengaged45,77048.630.840,29147.730.6+5,479
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated7,6328.14.78,1359.610.4-503
Total aged 15+Total94,249100.0100.084,462100.0100.0+9,787
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 Fraser Coast Regional Council in 2016 was 10,248, of this, 17.0% were disengaged and 17.5% were partially engaged, compared to 15.1% and 15.1% respectively for the Sunshine Acres - Walligan - Takura District.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Fraser Coast Regional Council showed an increase of 401.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 108 or 5.8%.

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