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Burnside - Burnside Heights

Five year age groups

In 2021, the largest age group in Burnside - Burnside Heights was 5 to 9 year olds. The group that changed the most since 1991 was 5 to 9 year olds, increasing by 613 people.

The Age Structure of Burnside - Burnside Heights provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Burnside - Burnside Heights'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 Burnside - Burnside Heights's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's date of birth or age?'

Age structure - Five year age groups
Burnside - Burnside Heights - Total males (Enumerated)20211991Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %1991 to 2021
0 to 43986.78.337.79.9+394
5 to 961710.48.837.710.8+613
10 to 145178.77.825.511.3+514
15 to 194106.96.648.99.0+406
20 to 243686.26.6817.96.9+359
25 to 292995.06.936.88.0+296
30 to 343405.78.525.58.8+337
35 to 395238.89.226.09.9+520
40 to 445859.88.048.59.3+581
45 to 494297.27.148.95.7+425
50 to 543375.75.548.53.3+333
55 to 592854.84.513.42.1+283
60 to 642594.33.712.62.1+258
65 to 691843.13.212.11.4+183
70 to 741442.42.50--0.8+144
75 to 79971.61.60--0.5+97
80 to 84691.20.80--0.3+69
85 and over991.70.50--0.1+99
Total population5,960100.0100.049100.0100.0+5,911
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the male five year age groups of Burnside - Burnside Heights in 2021 compared to the City of Melton shows that there was a higher proportion of males in the younger age groups (under 15) as well as a higher proportion of males in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 25.7% of the male population was aged between 0 and 15, and 9.9% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 24.8% and 8.6% respectively for the City of Melton.

The major differences between the male age structure of Burnside - Burnside Heights and the City of Melton were:

  • A larger percentage of males aged 40 to 44 (9.8% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of males aged 30 to 34 (5.7% compared to 8.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of males aged 25 to 29 (5.0% compared to 6.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of males aged 0 to 4 (6.7% compared to 8.3%)

Emerging groups

From 1991 to 2021, Burnside - Burnside Heights's male population increased by 5,911 people (12063.3%). This represents an average annual population change of 17.36% per year over the period.

The largest changes in male age structure in this area between 1991 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • 5 to 9 (+613 males)
  • 40 to 44 (+581 males)
  • 35 to 39 (+520 males)
  • 10 to 14 (+514 males)

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