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City of Greater Geelong

Five year age groups

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In 2021, the largest age group in the City of Greater Geelong was 25 to 29 year olds. The group that changed the most since 2016 was 25 to 29 year olds, increasing by 4,511 people.

The Age Structure of the City of Greater Geelong provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of the City of Greater Geelong'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 the City of Greater Geelong's 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?'

Age structure - Five year age groups
City of Greater Geelong - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%Greater Melbourne %Number%Greater Melbourne %2016 to 2021
0 to 415,4705.75.914,3476.16.4+1,123
5 to 916,4376.16.314,3206.16.2+2,117
10 to 1415,8655.96.013,5945.85.7+2,271
15 to 1915,0885.65.614,4476.26.0+641
20 to 2417,2036.36.715,6066.77.4+1,597
25 to 2919,3187.17.814,8076.38.1+4,511
30 to 3418,8847.08.214,8306.48.2+4,054
35 to 3918,2666.78.013,9986.07.3+4,268
40 to 4416,1466.06.915,2586.57.0+888
45 to 4916,8646.26.515,0256.46.9+1,839
50 to 5416,1205.96.314,9486.46.2+1,172
55 to 5916,0205.95.714,8176.35.7+1,203
60 to 6416,1406.05.114,0736.04.9+2,067
65 to 6915,4705.74.413,4185.74.4+2,052
70 to 7414,2155.23.910,1714.43.3+4,044
75 to 799,9053.72.87,6633.32.5+2,242
80 to 846,8002.52.05,6572.41.9+1,143
85 and over6,8442.52.06,4602.82.0+384
Total population271,055100.0100.0233,439100.0100.0+37,616
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the five year age groups of the City of Greater Geelong in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne 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, 17.6% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 19.6% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 18.1% and 15.0% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between the age structure of the City of Greater Geelong and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (5.2% compared to 3.9%)
  • A larger percentage of persons aged 65 to 69 (5.7% compared to 4.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 35 to 39 (6.7% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (7.0% compared to 8.2%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of Greater Geelong's population increased by 37,616 people (16.1%). This represents an average annual population change of 3.03% per year over the period.

The largest changes in age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • 25 to 29 (+4,511 persons)
  • 35 to 39 (+4,268 persons)
  • 30 to 34 (+4,054 persons)
  • 70 to 74 (+4,044 persons)

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