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Harrington Park - Kirkham

Five year age groups

In 2021, the largest age group in Harrington Park - Kirkham was 45 to 49 year olds. The group that changed the most since 2016 was 45 to 49 year olds, increasing by 432 people.

The Age Structure of Harrington Park - Kirkham provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Harrington Park - Kirkham'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 Harrington Park - Kirkham'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
Harrington Park - Kirkham - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%Camden Council area %Number%Camden Council area %2016 to 2021
0 to 48906.49.48927.88.4-2
5 to 91,1878.58.41,0249.08.1+163
10 to 141,2869.27.51,0609.37.5+226
15 to 191,2388.86.39618.46.8+277
20 to 249797.05.96415.66.2+338
25 to 295584.07.35655.07.3-7
30 to 346985.09.07066.27.9-8
35 to 391,0287.38.78347.37.5+194
40 to 441,0737.77.11,15010.17.8-77
45 to 491,3529.66.69208.16.7+432
50 to 541,0587.65.47256.45.9+333
55 to 597595.44.66145.45.1+145
60 to 646324.54.04183.74.4+214
65 to 694633.33.33433.03.8+120
70 to 743592.62.82232.02.6+136
75 to 792071.51.71721.51.7+35
80 to 841661.21.1790.71.2+87
85 and over780.61.0540.51.3+24
Total population14,011100.0100.011,381100.0100.0+2,630
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 Harrington Park - Kirkham in 2021 compared to Camden Council area 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, 24.0% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 9.1% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 25.2% and 9.9% respectively for Camden Council area.

The major differences between the age structure of Harrington Park - Kirkham and Camden Council area were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 45 to 49 (9.6% compared to 6.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (5.0% compared to 9.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (4.0% compared to 7.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 0 to 4 (6.4% compared to 9.4%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Harrington Park - Kirkham's population increased by 2,630 people (23.1%). This represents an average annual population change of 4.25% per year over the period.

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

  • 45 to 49 (+432 persons)
  • 20 to 24 (+338 persons)
  • 50 to 54 (+333 persons)
  • 15 to 19 (+277 persons)

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