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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, the largest age group in Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay was 65 to 69 year olds. The group that changed the most since 2001 was 55 to 59 year olds, increasing by 263 people.
The Age Structure of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay'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 Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
| Age structure - Five year age groups | |||||||
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| Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay - Total persons (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | Gosford City % | Number | % | Gosford City % | 2001 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 523 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 475 | 6.0 | 6.5 | +48 |
| 5 to 9 | 464 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 451 | 5.7 | 7.4 | +12 |
| 10 to 14 | 480 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 428 | 5.4 | 7.4 | +52 |
| 15 to 19 | 481 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 447 | 5.6 | 6.6 | +33 |
| 20 to 24 | 521 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 429 | 5.4 | 5.0 | +92 |
| 25 to 29 | 485 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 474 | 6.0 | 5.5 | +10 |
| 30 to 34 | 571 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 469 | 5.9 | 6.3 | +102 |
| 35 to 39 | 587 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 490 | 6.2 | 7.3 | +97 |
| 40 to 44 | 544 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 516 | 6.5 | 7.7 | +28 |
| 45 to 49 | 601 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 429 | 5.4 | 7.0 | +171 |
| 50 to 54 | 642 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 461 | 5.8 | 6.4 | +180 |
| 55 to 59 | 680 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 417 | 5.3 | 5.1 | +263 |
| 60 to 64 | 675 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 431 | 5.4 | 4.3 | +243 |
| 65 to 69 | 686 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 520 | 6.6 | 4.1 | +165 |
| 70 to 74 | 646 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 540 | 6.8 | 4.4 | +106 |
| 75 to 79 | 438 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 469 | 5.9 | 4.1 | -31 |
| 80 to 84 | 323 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 294 | 3.7 | 2.9 | +29 |
| 85 and over | 334 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 189 | 2.4 | 2.0 | +144 |
| Total population | 9,681 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,937 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,743 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the five year age groups of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay in 2021 compared to Gosford City 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, 15.2% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 25.1% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 17.6% and 22.7% respectively for Gosford City.
The major differences between the age structure of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay and Gosford City were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (7.1% compared to 6.1%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 10 to 14 (5.0% compared to 6.3%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 5 to 9 (4.8% compared to 6.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 15 to 19 (5.0% compared to 5.8%)
Emerging groups
From 2001 to 2021, Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay's population increased by 1,744 people (22.0%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.0% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age structure in this area between 2001 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 55 to 59 (+263 persons)
- 60 to 64 (+243 persons)
- 50 to 54 (+180 persons)
- 45 to 49 (+171 persons)
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