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Yass Valley Council area

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 6.5% of 15 to 24 year olds in Yass Valley Council area were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 7.9% in Yass.

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
Yass Valley Council area - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Yass %Number%Yass %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged78178.372.465875.670.4+123
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged10710.713.611012.614.5-3
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged656.57.9515.98.8+14
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated454.56.0515.96.3-6
15 to 24 yearsTotal998100.0100.0870100.0100.0+128
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged2,32675.672.22,17373.571.6+153
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged39312.812.837012.511.9+23
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged2086.89.32257.69.7-17
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1484.85.71896.46.7-41
25 to 54 yearsTotal3,075100.0100.02,957100.0100.0+118
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged60351.148.855250.547.4+51
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged23119.619.417716.215.5+54
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged29525.028.027925.531.5+16
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated504.23.8867.95.6-36
55 to 64 yearsTotal1,179100.0100.01,094100.0100.0+85
65 years and overFully engaged21314.07.518714.98.9+26
65 years and overPartially engaged19412.88.817614.09.5+18
65 years and overDisengaged99765.675.474259.066.7+255
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated1157.68.315212.114.9-37
65 years and overTotal1,519100.0100.01,257100.0100.0+262
Total aged 15+Fully engaged3,92357.952.63,57057.852.7+353
Total aged 15+Partially engaged92513.713.083313.512.3+92
Total aged 15+Disengaged1,56523.128.31,29721.026.6+268
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated3585.36.14787.78.4-120
Total aged 15+Total6,771100.0100.06,178100.0100.0+593
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 Yass Valley Council area in 2016 was 998, of this, 6.5% were disengaged and 10.7% were partially engaged, compared to 7.9% and 13.6% respectively for Yass.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Yass Valley Council area showed an increase of 128.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 14 or 27.5%.

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