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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 84,288 people born overseas living in Bayside Council, with largest age group being 30 to 34 year olds in 2021.
The Age Structure of the overseas born population in Bayside Council provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care and language services. Overseas-born populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, depending on when the main groups migrated. For instance in a student area they are likely to be younger, however an area which received a lot of post-war migration may have an older population.
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 Bayside Council's overseas-born Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
| Five year age groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside Council - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | Bayside Council area - Total population | Number | % | Bayside Council area - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 437 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 526 | 0.7 | 6.1 | -89 |
| 5 to 9 | 935 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 856 | 1.2 | 5.4 | +79 |
| 10 to 14 | 873 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 849 | 1.2 | 4.7 | +24 |
| 15 to 19 | 1,170 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 1,970 | 2.7 | 5.2 | -800 |
| 20 to 24 | 6,189 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 5,370 | 7.5 | 7.6 | +819 |
| 25 to 29 | 10,154 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 8,990 | 12.5 | 10.0 | +1,164 |
| 30 to 34 | 11,406 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 9,116 | 12.7 | 9.7 | +2,290 |
| 35 to 39 | 9,059 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 6,517 | 9.1 | 7.8 | +2,542 |
| 40 to 44 | 6,222 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5,008 | 7.0 | 6.9 | +1,214 |
| 45 to 49 | 5,100 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 4,736 | 6.6 | 6.3 | +364 |
| 50 to 54 | 4,941 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5,055 | 7.0 | 5.9 | -114 |
| 55 to 59 | 5,385 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 4,704 | 6.5 | 5.2 | +681 |
| 60 to 64 | 5,080 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4,407 | 6.1 | 4.6 | +673 |
| 65 to 69 | 4,633 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4,184 | 5.8 | 4.2 | +449 |
| 70 to 74 | 4,373 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 3,226 | 4.5 | 3.3 | +1,147 |
| 75 to 79 | 3,288 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2,756 | 3.8 | 2.7 | +532 |
| 80 to 84 | 2,644 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2,020 | 2.8 | 2.1 | +624 |
| 85 and over | 2,399 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1,616 | 2.2 | 2.3 | +783 |
| Total people | 84,288 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 71,906 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +12,382 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the five year age groups of the population born overseas in Bayside Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Bayside Council shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 2.7% of the population born overseas was aged between 0 and 14, and 20.6% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 15.1% and 14.8% respectively for the total population in Bayside Council.
The major differences between the age structure of the population born overseas in Bayside Council area and the total population in Bayside Council were:
- A smaller percentage of people aged 0 to 4 (0.5% compared to 5.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 5 to 9 (1.1% compared to 4.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 10 to 14 (1.0% compared to 4.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 15 to 19 (1.4% compared to 4.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in age structure of the population born overseas in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 35 to 39 (+2,542 persons)
- 30 to 34 (+2,290 persons)
- 40 to 44 (+1,214 persons)
- 25 to 29 (+1,164 persons)
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