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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, Rural North East - Koondrook had lower proportion of children (under 18) and a higher proportion of persons aged 60 or older than Regional VIC.
The Age Structure of Rural North East - Koondrook provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Rural North East - Koondrook'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 Rural North East - Koondrook's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
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Rural North East - Koondrook - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
Service age group (years) | Number | % | Regional VIC % | Number | % | Regional VIC % | 2011 to 2021 |
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4) | 103 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 115 | 5.7 | 6.3 | -13 |
Primary schoolers (5 to 11) | 187 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 181 | 8.9 | 8.8 | +5 |
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17) | 133 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 187 | 9.2 | 8.4 | -54 |
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24) | 118 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 105 | 5.1 | 8.1 | +13 |
Young workforce (25 to 34) | 171 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 137 | 6.7 | 10.5 | +34 |
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) | 355 | 15.7 | 17.6 | 383 | 18.8 | 19.8 | -29 |
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) | 350 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 326 | 16.0 | 14.0 | +24 |
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) | 407 | 18.0 | 13.6 | 344 | 16.9 | 11.9 | +63 |
Seniors (70 to 84) | 396 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 242 | 11.9 | 10.0 | +153 |
Elderly aged (85 and over) | 39 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 19 | 0.9 | 2.3 | +20 |
Total | 2,259 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,043 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +216 |
Analysis of the service age groups of Rural North East - Koondrook in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).
Overall, 18.7% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 37.3% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 21.0% and 29.3% respectively for Regional VIC.
The major differences between the age structure of Rural North East - Koondrook and Regional VIC were:
From 2011 to 2021, Rural North East - Koondrook's population increased by 216 people (10.6%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.01% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2011 and 2021 were in the age groups:
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