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Fountain Gate Wider Catchment

Disengagement by age

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In 2021, 9.4% of 15 to 24 year olds in Fountain Gate Wider Catchment were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 6.2% in Casey Growth Area.

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
Fountain Gate Wider Catchment - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Casey Growth Area %Number%Casey Growth Area %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged10,15571.579.76,85667.670.2+3,298
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged2,10514.811.31,49514.713.7+609
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged1,3339.46.21,30012.811.5+32
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated6104.32.84904.84.7+119
15 to 24 yearsTotal14,203100.0100.010,144100.0100.0+4,059
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged24,12442.945.414,69139.445.1+9,432
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged18,32032.532.411,94632.029.7+6,373
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged11,30420.118.68,75423.520.2+2,549
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated2,5394.53.61,9165.15.0+623
25 to 54 yearsTotal56,287100.0100.037,309100.0100.0+18,977
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged2,62327.428.11,76725.321.6+855
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged2,67227.921.81,91827.423.5+753
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged3,84840.247.72,88141.249.0+966
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated4204.42.44266.15.9-7
55 to 64 yearsTotal9,563100.0100.06,995100.0100.0+2,568
65 years and overFully engaged3002.50.81301.61.7+169
65 years and overPartially engaged7526.34.24195.25.0+332
65 years and overDisengaged9,95883.591.76,62182.384.0+3,337
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated9177.73.287610.99.3+40
65 years and overTotal11,927100.0100.08,048100.0100.0+3,878
Total aged 15+Fully engaged37,20240.445.923,44737.543.4+13,755
Total aged 15+Partially engaged23,84925.926.315,78125.324.6+8,068
Total aged 15+Disengaged26,44328.724.519,55831.326.6+6,884
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated4,4864.93.43,7105.95.4+775
Total aged 15+Total91,980100.0100.062,497100.0100.0+29,482
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 Fountain Gate Wider Catchment in 2016 was 14,203, of this, 9.4% were disengaged and 14.8% were partially engaged, compared to 6.2% and 11.3% respectively for Casey Growth Area.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Fountain Gate Wider Catchment showed an increase of 4,059.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 33 or 2.5%.

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