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Parramatta CBD

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 6.6% of 15 to 24 year olds in Parramatta CBD were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 12.8% in WSROC Region.

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
Parramatta CBD - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%WSROC Region %Number%WSROC Region %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged57472.867.642677.074.7+148
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged9912.613.3356.49.6+63
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged526.612.8448.110.1+7
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated638.06.3468.55.7+16
15 to 24 yearsTotal788100.0100.0553100.0100.0+235
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged3,65670.753.03,12372.666.6+532
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged73514.220.64119.613.0+324
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged4488.719.23538.213.8+94
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated3336.47.14159.76.7-82
25 to 54 yearsTotal5,172100.0100.04,303100.0100.0+868
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged13743.239.111847.548.4+19
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged6219.620.72811.414.8+33
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged9128.734.67931.930.7+11
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated278.55.6239.36.1+4
55 to 64 yearsTotal317100.0100.0249100.0100.0+67
65 years and overFully engaged3511.57.74415.08.4-9
65 years and overPartially engaged247.97.9144.86.9+10
65 years and overDisengaged22573.876.719867.476.2+26
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated216.97.83712.88.5-17
65 years and overTotal305100.0100.0294100.0100.0+10
Total aged 15+Fully engaged4,40266.946.63,71268.757.4+690
Total aged 15+Partially engaged92014.017.44899.111.8+431
Total aged 15+Disengaged81612.429.167612.524.2+139
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated4446.76.95239.76.7-79
Total aged 15+Total6,582100.0100.05,401100.0100.0+1,180
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 Parramatta CBD in 2016 was 788, of this, 6.6% were disengaged and 12.6% were partially engaged, compared to 12.8% and 13.3% respectively for WSROC Region.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Parramatta CBD showed an increase of 235.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 8 or 18.2%.

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