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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 7,509 people born in Cambodia living in Fairfield City, with largest age group being 60 to 64 year olds in 2021.
The Age Structure of the overseas born population in Fairfield City provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care and language services. Overseas-born populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, depending on when the main groups migrated. For instance in a student area they are likely to be younger, however an area which received a lot of post-war migration may have an older population.
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 Fairfield City's overseas-born 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?'
| Five year age groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield City - born in Cambodia | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | Greater Sydney | Number | % | Greater Sydney | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -12 |
| 5 to 9 | 50 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 42 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +8 |
| 10 to 14 | 56 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 52 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +4 |
| 15 to 19 | 115 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 122 | 1.7 | 1.9 | -7 |
| 20 to 24 | 209 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 287 | 3.9 | 4.1 | -78 |
| 25 to 29 | 296 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 462 | 6.3 | 6.3 | -166 |
| 30 to 34 | 444 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 646 | 8.8 | 9.4 | -202 |
| 35 to 39 | 627 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 590 | 8.0 | 9.4 | +37 |
| 40 to 44 | 575 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 712 | 9.6 | 10.7 | -137 |
| 45 to 49 | 700 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 878 | 11.9 | 11.5 | -178 |
| 50 to 54 | 856 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 858 | 11.6 | 10.9 | -2 |
| 55 to 59 | 860 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 821 | 11.1 | 10.4 | +39 |
| 60 to 64 | 878 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 665 | 9.0 | 8.9 | +213 |
| 65 to 69 | 680 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 484 | 6.6 | 6.0 | +196 |
| 70 to 74 | 490 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 294 | 4.0 | 3.7 | +196 |
| 75 to 79 | 285 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 173 | 2.3 | 2.3 | +112 |
| 80 to 84 | 182 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 122 | 1.7 | 1.3 | +60 |
| 85 and over | 186 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 140 | 1.9 | 1.5 | +46 |
| Total people | 7,509 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,380 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +129 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the five year age groups of the population born in Cambodia in Fairfield City in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 1.7% of the population born in Cambodia was aged between 0 and 14, and 24.3% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 1.8% and 21.4% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the age structure of the population born in Cambodia in Fairfield City and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of people aged 60 to 64 (11.7% compared to 10.2%)
- A larger percentage of people aged 55 to 59 (11.5% compared to 10.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 40 to 44 (7.7% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 35 to 39 (8.4% compared to 9.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in age structure of the population born in Cambodia in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 60 to 64 (+213 persons)
- 30 to 34 (-202 persons)
- 65 to 69 (+196 persons)
- 70 to 74 (+196 persons)
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