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Fountain Gate Core Catchment

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In 2021, Fountain Gate Core Catchment had higher proportion of female children (under 18) and a higher proportion of females aged 60 or older than Cranbourne.

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

Service age groups divide the population into age categories that reflect typical life-stages. They indicate the level of demand for services that target people at different stages in life and how that demand is changing.

To get a more complete picture Fountain Gate Core Catchment'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 - Service age groups
Fountain Gate Core Catchment - Total females (Enumerated)20212006Change
Service age group (years)Number%Cranbourne %Number%Cranbourne %2006 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)6,0926.06.96,4417.86.9-349
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)9,6099.59.39,47611.49.9+132
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)8,3548.36.97,6599.28.6+694
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)9,2589.29.37,6019.210.6+1,656
Young workforce (25 to 34)13,61513.516.812,59815.213.2+1,016
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)21,46321.220.820,48424.722.4+978
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)13,28113.112.09,17011.113.6+4,110
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)9,9129.89.54,7295.77.0+5,183
Seniors (70 to 84)7,5507.57.33,9394.87.0+3,611
Elderly aged (85 and over)1,8801.91.38241.00.8+1,056
Total101,014100.0100.082,926100.0100.0+18,088
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the female service age groups of Fountain Gate Core Catchment in 2021 compared to Cranbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of females in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a higher proportion of females in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 23.8% of the female population was aged between 0 and 17, and 19.1% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 23.1% and 18.1% respectively for Cranbourne.

The major differences between the female age structure of Fountain Gate Core Catchment and Cranbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (8.3% compared to 6.9%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Older workers & pre-retirees' (13.1% compared to 12.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Young workforce' (13.5% compared to 16.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Babies and pre-schoolers' (6.0% compared to 6.9%)

Emerging groups

From 2006 to 2021, Fountain Gate Core Catchment's female population increased by 18,088 people (21.8%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.32% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the female age structure in this area between 2006 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+5,183 females)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+4,110 females)
  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+3,611 females)
  • Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24) (+1,656 females)

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