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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idThe largest age group in City of Coffs Harbour was 10 to 14 year olds for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in 2021
The age structure of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of City of Coffs Harbour provides insights into the demand for age-based services. Typically Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations around Australia have a younger age structure than the total population, but age structures vary greatly between areas.
5-year age groups provide a consistent view of age structure across all age groups, as the cohorts are of equal size. This allows charts to show a clearer picture of what is happening with the age structure of the whole population, compared to service age groups.
To get a more complete picture, City of Coffs Harbour's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Highest Level of Schooling information.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - City of Coffs Harbour | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Five year age group (years) | Number | % | Regional NSW % | Number | % | Regional NSW % | 2016 to 2021 |
0 to 4 | 475 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 388 | 10.6 | 11.8 | +87 |
5 to 9 | 523 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 473 | 13.0 | 12.1 | +50 |
10 to 14 | 556 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 398 | 10.9 | 11.3 | +158 |
15 to 19 | 456 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 417 | 11.4 | 10.3 | +39 |
20 to 24 | 360 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 290 | 8.0 | 8.4 | +70 |
25 to 29 | 297 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 256 | 7.0 | 6.7 | +41 |
30 to 34 | 281 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 201 | 5.5 | 5.6 | +80 |
35 to 39 | 262 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 182 | 5.0 | 4.9 | +80 |
40 to 44 | 243 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 171 | 4.7 | 5.4 | +72 |
45 to 49 | 223 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 221 | 6.1 | 5.4 | +2 |
50 to 54 | 230 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 163 | 4.5 | 4.9 | +67 |
55 to 59 | 179 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 176 | 4.8 | 4.3 | +3 |
60 to 64 | 187 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 119 | 3.3 | 3.3 | +68 |
65 to 69 | 122 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 84 | 2.3 | 2.4 | +38 |
70 to 74 | 90 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 54 | 1.5 | 1.5 | +36 |
75 to 79 | 43 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +25 |
80 to 84 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +2 |
85 and over | 14 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -4 |
Total people | 4,560 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,646 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +914 |
Analysis of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander five age groups in City of Coffs Harbour in 2021 compared to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional NSW shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 14 years) as well as a similar proportion of people in the older age group (65+ years).
Overall, 34.1% of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in City of Coffs Harbour was aged between 0 and 14, and 6.3% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 34.0% and 6.7% respectively for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional NSW.
The major difference between the age groups of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the City of Coffs Harbour and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional NSW is:
From 2016 to 2021, City of Coffs Harbour's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population increased by 914 people (25.1%). This represents an average annual population change of 4.58% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age groups of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
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