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Disengagement by age

In 2021, 15.8% of 15 to 24 year olds in Fraser Coast Regional Council were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 10.3% in Regional QLD.

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 - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Regional QLD %Number%Regional QLD %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged2,87658.965.72,66755.563.8+209
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged94019.317.089718.716.2+43
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged77315.810.390518.812.7-132
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated2916.07.13367.07.4-45
15 to 24 yearsTotal4,880100.0100.04,805100.0100.0+75
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged6,56838.042.45,75134.040.1+817
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged5,55832.133.45,18430.731.6+374
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged4,15924.117.14,74928.121.0-590
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1,0065.87.01,2177.27.4-211
25 to 54 yearsTotal17,291100.0100.016,901100.0100.0+390
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged1,70018.426.91,34316.425.6+357
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged2,42726.330.71,79422.027.4+633
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged4,59049.736.34,41254.039.2+178
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated5165.66.16197.67.8-103
55 to 64 yearsTotal9,233100.0100.08,168100.0100.0+1,065
65 years and overFully engaged2561.53.51821.33.1+74
65 years and overPartially engaged7524.47.74453.36.5+307
65 years and overDisengaged14,41184.379.411,27783.278.1+3,134
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated1,6849.89.41,64412.112.4+40
65 years and overTotal17,103100.0100.013,548100.0100.0+3,555
Total aged 15+Fully engaged11,40023.533.99,94322.933.3+1,457
Total aged 15+Partially engaged9,67719.924.68,32019.223.3+1,357
Total aged 15+Disengaged23,93349.334.021,34349.234.9+2,590
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated3,4977.27.43,8168.88.5-319
Total aged 15+Total48,507100.0100.043,422100.0100.0+5,085
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 4,880, of this, 15.8% were disengaged and 19.3% were partially engaged, compared to 10.3% and 17.0% respectively for Regional QLD.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Fraser Coast Regional Council showed an increase of 75.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 132 or 14.6%.

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