Twice as likely to be disengaged from education and employment as young adults 50 per cent more likely to have had personal contact with the criminal justice system. The Youth at Risk Strategy acknowledges the additional challenges faced by these communities, and seeks to improve the outcomes for young people at risk in these communities. 19Vinson, T and Rawsthorne, M. 2015. Dropping off the Edge Persistent communal disadvantage in Australia, Jesuit Social Services and – Catholic Social Services Australia. 20Ibid. Figure 8: Disadvantage across Tasmania LGAs21 Disadvantage across Tasmania by Local Government Areas Most Disadvantaged Disadvantaged Advantaged Most Advantaged George Town (M) Waratah/Wynyard (M) Circular Head (M) King Island (M) Central Highlands (M) Burnie (C) Central Coast (M) Meander Valley (M) Southern Midlands (M) Kentish (M) Devonport (C) West Tamar (M) Derwent Valley (M) Dorset (M) Launceston (C) Kingborough (M) Glenorchy (C) Break O’Day (M) Northern Midlands (M) Brighton (M) Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Flinders Island (M) Tasman (M) Sorell (M) Hobart (C) Clarence (C) Huon Valley (M) West Coast (M)
Twice as likely to be disengaged from education and employment as young adults 50 per cent more likely to have had personal contact with the criminal justice system. The Youth at Risk Strategy acknowledges the additional challenges faced by these communities, and seeks to improve the outcomes for young people at risk in these communities. 19Vinson, T and Rawsthorne, M. 2015. Dropping off the Edge – Persistent communal disadvantage in Australia, Jesuit Social Services and Catholic Social Services Australia. 20Ibid. Figure 8: Disadvantage across Tasmania LGAs21 Disadvantage across Tasmania by Local Government Areas Most Disadvantaged Disadvantaged Advantaged Most Advantaged George Town (M) Waratah/Wynyard (M) Circular Head (M) King Island (M) Central Highlands (M) Burnie (C) Central Coast (M) Meander Valley (M) Southern Midlands (M) Kentish (M) Devonport (C) West Tamar (M) Derwent Valley (M) Dorset (M) Launceston (C) Kingborough (M) Glenorchy (C) Break O’Day (M) Northern Midlands (M) Brighton (M) Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) Flinders Island (M) Tasman (M) Sorell (M) Hobart (C) Clarence (C) Huon Valley (M) West Coast (M)
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