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Ravenshoe District

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 13.2% of 15 to 24 year olds in the Ravenshoe District were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 10.0% in Tablelands Regional Council.

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
Ravenshoe District - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Tablelands Regional Council %Number%Tablelands Regional Council %2016 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged14757.064.514849.261.1-1
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged3714.313.73812.614.3-1
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged3413.210.07625.216.0-42
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated4015.511.83913.08.6+1
15 to 24 yearsTotal258100.0100.0301100.0100.0-43
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged29135.646.729229.644.6-1
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged18422.525.520520.825.3-21
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged24329.717.030530.921.3-62
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated10012.210.818418.78.8-84
25 to 54 yearsTotal818100.0100.0986100.0100.0-168
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged11121.431.210620.030.4+5
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged11622.425.611221.223.6+4
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged23545.334.322141.837.1+14
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated5711.08.99017.09.0-33
55 to 64 yearsTotal519100.0100.0529100.0100.0-10
65 years and overFully engaged456.26.4304.35.9+15
65 years and overPartially engaged669.19.1537.57.7+13
65 years and overDisengaged52372.272.547767.974.4+46
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated9012.412.014320.312.0-53
65 years and overTotal724100.0100.0703100.0100.0+21
Total aged 15+Fully engaged59425.633.057622.932.6+18
Total aged 15+Partially engaged40317.419.040816.218.5-5
Total aged 15+Disengaged1,03544.637.11,07942.839.2-44
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated28712.410.945618.19.7-169
Total aged 15+Total2,319100.0100.02,519100.0100.0-200
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 the Ravenshoe District in 2016 was 258, of this, 13.2% were disengaged and 14.3% were partially engaged, compared to 10.0% and 13.7% respectively for Tablelands Regional Council.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in the Ravenshoe District showed a decrease of -43.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed a decrease of 42 or 55.3%.

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