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Bathurst Regional Council area

Five year age groups

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In Bathurst Regional Council, 729 people arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2021, with largest age group being 25-29 years year olds.

The age structure of recent arrivals provides an insight into when people move from overseas to settle in the local area. Generally, recent migrants across Australia are younger than the total population, being concentrated in their 20s, but particular areas may attract more families or older migrants.

Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group.

To get a more complete picture Bathurst Regional Council's Age Structure for recent migrants should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Employment Status.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's date of birth or age?'

Five year age groups
Bathurst Regional Council - Recent arrivals2021
Five year age groups (years)Number%Regional NSW
0-4 years405.53.6
5-9 years456.27.8
10-14 years344.75.4
15-19 years385.23.9
20-24 years8111.19.6
25-29 years14219.520.5
30-34 years13518.518.7
35-39 years8711.911.3
40-44 years395.37.0
45-49 years334.53.8
50-54 years141.92.5
55-59 years71.01.8
60-64 years121.61.5
65-69 years91.21.1
70-74 years81.10.8
75-79 years0--0.4
80-84 years50.70.2
85 years and over0--0.1
Total people729100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of recent overseas arrivals of Bathurst Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a similar proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 16.3% of recent overseas arrivals were aged between 0 and 14, and 3.0% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 16.7% and 2.7% respectively for Regional NSW.

The major differences between the recent overseas arriving population age structure of Bathurst Regional Council area and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of people aged 0-4 years (5.5% compared to 3.6%)
  • A larger percentage of people aged 20-24 years (11.1% compared to 9.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 40-44 years (5.3% compared to 7.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 5-9 years (6.2% compared to 7.8%)

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