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Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach

Service age groups

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In 2021, Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach had higher proportion of children (under 18) and a similar proportion of persons aged 60 or older than Mannering Park.

The Age Structure of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach'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 Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach'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 - Service age groups
Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach - Total persons (Enumerated)20212001Change
Service age group (years)Number%Mannering Park %Number%Mannering Park %2001 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)5005.45.95927.37.1-92
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)9129.89.51,01612.512.7-104
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)8969.67.592511.49.1-29
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)7007.57.95867.27.0+114
Young workforce (25 to 34)6346.811.693811.511.7-305
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)1,84719.818.02,15326.521.6-307
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)1,48516.014.382210.110.4+663
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)1,24713.411.65366.610.6+710
Seniors (70 to 84)98610.612.35136.39.0+472
Elderly aged (85 and over)1011.11.4520.60.8+49
Total9,308100.0100.08,137100.0100.0+1,170
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the service age groups of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach in 2021 compared to Mannering Park shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a similar proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 24.8% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 25.1% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 22.9% and 25.4% respectively for Mannering Park.

The major differences between the age structure of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach and Mannering Park were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (9.6% compared to 7.5%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders' (19.8% compared to 18.0%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (13.4% compared to 11.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Young workforce' (6.8% compared to 11.6%)

Emerging groups

From 2001 to 2021, Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach's population increased by 1,171 people (14.4%). This represents an average annual population change of 0.67% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2001 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+710 people)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+663 people)
  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+472 people)
  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (-307 people)

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