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Ormeau (West) - Yatala

Disengagement by age

In 2016, 6.6% of 15 to 24 year olds in Ormeau (West) - Yatala were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 17.2% in Coombabah.

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
Ormeau (West) - Yatala - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Coombabah %Number%Coombabah %2011 to 2016
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged51679.361.640683.570.0+110
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged7912.115.3479.711.4+32
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged436.617.2275.613.2+16
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated132.06.061.25.5+7
15 to 24 yearsTotal651100.0100.0486100.0100.0+165
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged1,68076.865.21,35278.265.9+328
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged23910.913.121912.714.3+20
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged1607.314.81237.113.7+37
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1084.96.9362.16.1+72
25 to 54 yearsTotal2,187100.0100.01,730100.0100.0+457
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged31761.345.625158.244.8+66
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged9017.416.87116.518.5+19
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged10420.131.510624.633.9-2
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated61.26.130.72.8+3
55 to 64 yearsTotal517100.0100.0431100.0100.0+86
65 years and overFully engaged6313.04.3259.54.3+38
65 years and overPartially engaged489.96.33412.93.6+14
65 years and overDisengaged32968.079.519975.483.1+130
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated449.110.062.39.0+38
65 years and overTotal484100.0100.0264100.0100.0+220
Total aged 15+Fully engaged2,57667.141.72,03469.944.5+542
Total aged 15+Partially engaged45611.911.637112.711.4+85
Total aged 15+Disengaged63616.639.145515.637.7+181
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated1714.57.7511.86.4+120
Total aged 15+Total3,839100.0100.02,911100.0100.0+928

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, Coombabah: 31.5% 25 to 54 years, Coombabah: 14.8% 15 to 24 years, Coombabah: 17.2% 55 to 64 years, Ormeau (West) - Yatala: 20.1% 25 to 54 years, Ormeau (West) - Yatala: 7.3% 15 to 24 years, Ormeau (West) - Yatala: 6.6%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Change in disengaged persons by age, 2011 to 2016
Change in disengaged persons by age, 2011 to 2016 55 to 64 years, Ormeau (West) - Yatala: -2 25 to 54 years, Ormeau (West) - Yatala: +37 15 to 24 years, Ormeau (West) - Yatala: +16
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

The number of people aged 15 to 24 years in Ormeau (West) - Yatala in 2016 was 651, of this, 6.6% were disengaged and 12.1% were partially engaged, compared to 17.2% and 15.3% respectively for Coombabah.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Ormeau (West) - Yatala showed an increase of 165.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 16 or 59.3%.

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