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Yarra Ranges Council

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 7.3% of 15 to 24 year olds in Yarra Ranges Council were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 7.7% in Upwey - Tecoma.

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
Yarra Ranges Council - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Upwey - Tecoma %Number%Upwey - Tecoma %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged13,56174.776.314,09275.476.5-531
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged2,60214.314.42,31912.412.7+283
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged1,3317.37.71,5008.07.6-169
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated6613.61.67704.13.2-109
15 to 24 yearsTotal18,155100.0100.018,681100.0100.0-526
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged34,23056.158.432,59954.956.0+1,631
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged16,87627.728.815,44026.026.9+1,436
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged7,57112.410.58,51114.312.4-940
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated2,3333.82.32,8204.74.7-487
25 to 54 yearsTotal61,010100.0100.059,370100.0100.0+1,640
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged8,00839.542.37,55638.442.1+452
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged6,02129.730.35,45827.728.8+563
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged5,49927.124.85,66728.825.9-168
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated7483.72.61,0145.13.2-266
55 to 64 yearsTotal20,276100.0100.019,695100.0100.0+581
65 years and overFully engaged1,7396.37.31,4076.05.9+332
65 years and overPartially engaged2,84110.312.82,2709.713.0+571
65 years and overDisengaged21,53078.075.717,53575.275.2+3,995
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated1,4805.44.22,1219.15.9-641
65 years and overTotal27,590100.0100.023,333100.0100.0+4,257
Total aged 15+Fully engaged57,53845.348.955,65446.050.0+1,884
Total aged 15+Partially engaged28,34022.324.225,48721.023.1+2,853
Total aged 15+Disengaged35,93128.324.433,21327.422.5+2,718
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated5,2224.12.66,7255.64.3-1,503
Total aged 15+Total127,031100.0100.0121,079100.0100.0+5,952
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 Yarra Ranges Council in 2016 was 18,155, of this, 7.3% were disengaged and 14.3% were partially engaged, compared to 7.7% and 14.4% respectively for Upwey - Tecoma.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Yarra Ranges Council showed a decrease of -526.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 169 or 11.3%.

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