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Inner West Council area

Disengagement by age

In 2021, 5.8% of 15 to 24 year olds in Inner West Council area were disengaged with employment and education, compared to 7.9% in Greater Sydney.

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
Inner West Council area - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212011Change
Age groupEngagement statusNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2011 to 2021
15 to 24 yearsFully engaged7,31377.675.77,02682.676.3+287
15 to 24 yearsPartially engaged1,13712.111.76767.99.9+461
15 to 24 yearsDisengaged5475.87.94054.88.5+142
15 to 24 yearsUndetermined/Not stated4214.54.74004.75.3+21
15 to 24 yearsTotal9,418100.0100.08,507100.0100.0+911
25 to 54 yearsFully engaged27,77259.146.325,59956.144.8+2,173
25 to 54 yearsPartially engaged11,92925.428.411,05324.227.4+876
25 to 54 yearsDisengaged5,41411.520.36,47914.222.3-1,065
25 to 54 yearsUndetermined/Not stated1,9154.15.02,5355.65.4-620
25 to 54 yearsTotal47,030100.0100.045,666100.0100.0+1,364
55 to 64 yearsFully engaged3,89438.727.92,97635.626.9+918
55 to 64 yearsPartially engaged2,67226.628.11,92023.025.4+752
55 to 64 yearsDisengaged3,15731.440.03,05436.542.0+103
55 to 64 yearsUndetermined/Not stated3373.34.14114.95.6-74
55 to 64 yearsTotal10,060100.0100.08,361100.0100.0+1,699
65 years and overFully engaged7465.33.72042.02.5+542
65 years and overPartially engaged1,3169.37.74074.05.6+909
65 years and overDisengaged10,96877.980.08,30582.480.1+2,663
65 years and overUndetermined/Not stated1,0497.58.61,16811.611.7-119
65 years and overTotal14,079100.0100.010,084100.0100.0+3,995
Total aged 15+Fully engaged39,72549.339.635,80549.340.1+3,920
Total aged 15+Partially engaged17,05421.221.914,05619.420.7+2,998
Total aged 15+Disengaged20,08624.933.018,24325.132.7+1,843
Total aged 15+Undetermined/Not stated3,7224.65.64,5146.26.5-792
Total aged 15+Total80,587100.0100.072,618100.0100.0+7,969
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Inner West Council area in 2016 was 9,418, of this, 5.8% were disengaged and 12.1% were partially engaged, compared to 7.9% and 11.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.

Emerging groups

Between 2011 and 2021, the number of people 15 to 24 years in Inner West Council area showed an increase of 911.

The number of disengaged people aged 15 to 24 years showed an increase of 142 or 35.1%.

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