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Sunshine District

Five year age groups

In 2021, the largest age group in the Sunshine District was 25 to 29 year olds. The group that changed the most since 2016 was 20 to 24 year olds, decreasing by 567 people.

The Age Structure of the Sunshine District provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of the Sunshine District's residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future.

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 the Sunshine District's 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?'

Age structure - Five year age groups
Sunshine District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%Australia %Number%Australia %2016 to 2021
0 to 42,7825.95.83,2826.86.3-500
5 to 92,6365.56.22,6605.66.4-24
10 to 142,3785.06.22,3514.96.0+27
15 to 192,3114.95.72,6585.56.1-347
20 to 243,2546.86.23,8218.06.7-567
25 to 294,4479.47.04,5039.47.1-56
30 to 344,2508.97.34,4629.37.3-212
35 to 393,8038.07.23,4627.26.7+341
40 to 443,1126.56.53,1306.56.8-18
45 to 492,9636.26.42,8656.06.8+98
50 to 542,7895.96.32,6845.66.5+105
55 to 592,6095.56.12,5445.36.2+65
60 to 642,4345.15.82,2874.85.6+147
65 to 692,1594.55.12,0484.35.1+111
70 to 741,8663.94.61,6903.53.8+176
75 to 791,5103.23.21,3332.82.8+177
80 to 841,0792.32.21,0812.32.0-2
85 and over1,1722.52.11,0562.22.1+116
Total population47,554100.0100.047,917100.0100.0-363
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

Analysis of the five year age groups of the Sunshine District in 2021 compared to Australia shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) as well as a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 16.4% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 16.4% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 18.2% and 17.2% respectively for Australia.

The major differences between the age structure of the Sunshine District and Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (9.4% compared to 7.0%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (8.9% compared to 7.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 10 to 14 (5.0% compared to 6.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 15 to 19 (4.9% compared to 5.7%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Sunshine District's population decreased by 363 people (0.8%). This represents an average annual population change of -0.15% per year over the period.

The largest changes in age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • 20 to 24 (-567 persons)
  • 0 to 4 (-500 persons)
  • 15 to 19 (-347 persons)
  • 35 to 39 (+341 persons)

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