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Southern Grampians Shire

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 10.4% of 15 to 24 year olds in Southern Grampians Shire were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 5.6% in Moyne Shire.

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
Southern Grampians Shire - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Moyne Shire %Number%Moyne Shire %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged1,21070.474.31,19868.871.7+12
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged24014.013.026715.313.3-27
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged17910.45.618810.87.5-9
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated905.27.1895.17.5+1
15 to 24 yearsTotal1,719100.0100.01,742100.0100.0-23
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged2,77451.752.92,64049.852.6+134
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged1,47927.629.41,53228.926.7-53
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged79914.911.284315.913.4-44
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated3105.86.52865.47.3+24
25 to 54 yearsTotal5,362100.0100.05,301100.0100.0+61
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged93739.038.292038.037.6+17
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged71029.530.768428.227.4+26
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged62426.025.066227.326.9-38
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1325.56.21586.58.1-26
55 to 64 yearsTotal2,403100.0100.02,424100.0100.0-21
65 years and overFully engaged3949.211.52887.710.1+106
65 years and overPartially engaged47711.213.43409.110.4+137
65 years and overDisengaged3,01570.565.52,63070.565.9+385
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated3929.29.647212.713.5-80
65 years and overTotal4,278100.0100.03,730100.0100.0+548
Total aged 15+Fully engaged5,31538.641.65,04638.242.3+269
Total aged 15+Partially engaged2,90621.123.22,82321.421.3+83
Total aged 15+Disengaged4,61733.527.84,32332.827.4+294
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated9246.77.31,0057.68.9-81
Total aged 15+Total13,762100.0100.013,197100.0100.0+565
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 Southern Grampians Shire in 2016 was 1,719, of this, 10.4% were disengaged and 14.0% were partially engaged, compared to 5.6% and 13.0% respectively for Moyne Shire.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Southern Grampians Shire showed a decrease of -23.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 9 or 4.8%.

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