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Liverpool LGA

Service age groups

In 2021, Liverpool LGA had higher proportion of children (under 18) and a lower proportion of persons aged 60 or older than Western area - Greendale and Surrounds.

The Age Structure of Liverpool LGA provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Liverpool LGA'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 Liverpool LGA'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 - Service age groups
Liverpool LGA - Total persons (Enumerated)20211996Change
Service age group (years)Number%Western area - Greendale and Surrounds %Number%Western area - Greendale and Surrounds %1996 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)16,6777.14.911,0579.26.9+5,620
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)24,71410.69.113,27011.111.2+11,444
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)19,9378.58.710,5258.811.1+9,412
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)22,9689.810.413,89711.611.7+9,071
Young workforce (25 to 34)33,48014.310.622,22618.613.9+11,254
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)49,37821.118.525,37921.224.1+23,999
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)27,89311.914.110,9089.111.9+16,985
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)20,5628.812.17,2956.15.9+13,267
Seniors (70 to 84)15,0986.510.44,5703.82.9+10,528
Elderly aged (85 and over)2,9651.31.36270.50.4+2,338
Total233,672100.0100.0119,754100.0100.0+113,918
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the service age groups of Liverpool LGA in 2021 compared to Western area - Greendale and Surrounds shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 26.2% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 16.5% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 22.7% and 23.8% respectively for Western area - Greendale and Surrounds.

The major differences between the age structure of Liverpool LGA and Western area - Greendale and Surrounds were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Young workforce' (14.3% compared to 10.6%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders' (21.1% compared to 18.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Seniors' (6.5% compared to 10.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (8.8% compared to 12.1%)

Emerging groups

From 1996 to 2021, Liverpool LGA's population increased by 113,918 people (95.1%). This represents an average annual population change of 2.71% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 1996 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+23,999 people)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+16,985 people)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+13,267 people)
  • Primary schoolers (5 to 11) (+11,444 people)

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