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Elizabeth East

Disengagement by age

In 2016, 22.3% of 15 to 24 year olds in Elizabeth East were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 27.6% in Elizabeth North.

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
Elizabeth East - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20162011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Elizabeth North %Number%Elizabeth North %2011 to 2016
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged16756.449.214952.838.8+18
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged4214.211.05017.720.4-8
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged6622.327.67024.832.8-4
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated217.112.2134.68.0+8
15 to 24 yearsTotal296100.0100.0282100.0100.0+14
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged18924.522.819626.727.6-7
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged19525.323.618525.221.8+10
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged31640.945.631643.143.40
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated729.38.0375.07.2+35
25 to 54 yearsTotal772100.0100.0734100.0100.0+38
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged4116.114.53918.44.4+2
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged5822.816.74722.219.1+11
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged14055.161.811554.264.7+25
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated155.97.0115.211.8+4
55 to 64 yearsTotal254100.0100.0212100.0100.0+42
65 years and overFully engaged30.60.930.6--0
65 years and overPartially engaged163.02.440.81.3+12
65 years and overDisengaged44584.382.642088.887.1+25
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated6412.114.1469.711.6+18
65 years and overTotal528100.0100.0473100.0100.0+55
Total aged 15+Fully engaged40021.621.138722.820.6+13
Total aged 15+Partially engaged31116.815.428616.816.2+25
Total aged 15+Disengaged96752.353.492154.154.3+46
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated1729.310.01076.38.9+65
Total aged 15+Total1,850100.0100.01,701100.0100.0+149

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, Elizabeth North: 61.8% 25 to 54 years, Elizabeth North: 45.6% 15 to 24 years, Elizabeth North: 27.6% 55 to 64 years, Elizabeth East: 55.1% 25 to 54 years, Elizabeth East: 40.9% 15 to 24 years, Elizabeth East: 22.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Change in disengaged persons by age, 2011 to 2016
Change in disengaged persons by age, 2011 to 2016 55 to 64 years, Elizabeth East: +25 25 to 54 years, Elizabeth East: 0 15 to 24 years, Elizabeth East: -4
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2016 (Usual residence data)
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Dominant groups

The number of people aged 15 to 24 years in Elizabeth East in 2016 was 296, of this, 22.3% were disengaged and 14.2% were partially engaged, compared to 27.6% and 11.0% respectively for Elizabeth North.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Elizabeth East showed an increase of 14.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 4 or 5.7%.

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