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East Gippsland ShireCommunity profile

Lakes Entrance (Overlay)

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 16.8% of 15 to 24 year olds in Lakes Entrance (Overlay) were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 11.7% in East Gippsland 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
Lakes Entrance (Overlay) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%East Gippsland Shire %Number%East Gippsland Shire %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged21054.163.723557.363.4-26
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged7419.116.86816.715.5+5
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged6516.811.78019.512.8-15
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated3910.17.8266.58.3+12
15 to 24 yearsTotal388100.0100.0411100.0100.0-24
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged48835.145.248635.643.1+1
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged40429.029.137127.228.5+33
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged34324.617.535926.320.0-16
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated15711.38.114810.98.4+9
25 to 54 yearsTotal1,392100.0100.01,365100.0100.0+27
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged15720.327.917523.627.5-18
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged19725.528.417023.025.6+26
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged34344.436.432944.438.4+13
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated769.87.2669.08.5+9
55 to 64 yearsTotal773100.0100.0742100.0100.0+30
65 years and overFully engaged442.44.8211.44.0+22
65 years and overPartially engaged1226.68.2775.17.3+44
65 years and overDisengaged1,46279.176.71,13374.874.7+328
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated22011.910.428118.614.0-62
65 years and overTotal1,848100.0100.01,514100.0100.0+333
Total aged 15+Fully engaged89920.429.191922.829.3-21
Total aged 15+Partially engaged79718.120.168817.119.4+109
Total aged 15+Disengaged2,21350.342.01,90247.241.0+310
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated49211.28.752313.010.3-31
Total aged 15+Total4,401100.0100.04,034100.0100.0+367
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 Lakes Entrance (Overlay) in 2016 was 388, of this, 16.8% were disengaged and 19.1% were partially engaged, compared to 11.7% and 16.8% respectively for East Gippsland Shire.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Lakes Entrance (Overlay) showed a decrease of -24.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 15 or 18.8%.

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