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Harkness

Five year age groups

In 2021, the largest age group in Harkness was 0 to 4 year olds. The group that changed the most since 2016 was 35 to 39 year olds, increasing by 210 people.

The Age Structure of Harkness provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Harkness'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 Harkness'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
Harkness - Total males (Usual residence)20212016Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
0 to 465210.88.249311.48.7+159
5 to 962110.28.74129.58.8+209
10 to 145388.97.83387.87.7+200
15 to 193896.46.63287.66.8+61
20 to 244126.86.63207.46.5+92
25 to 293966.56.93748.76.9+21
30 to 345579.28.53999.28.0+158
35 to 395569.29.13458.08.5+210
40 to 444597.68.03157.38.3+144
45 to 493906.47.12505.86.8+140
50 to 543025.05.52124.95.7+90
55 to 592414.04.51613.74.7+80
60 to 641692.83.71272.94.3+42
65 to 691482.43.21172.73.5+30
70 to 741192.02.5821.92.2+37
75 to 79761.31.6360.81.3+39
80 to 84320.50.890.20.7+23
85 and over80.10.560.20.5+1
Total population6,065100.0100.04,331100.0100.0+1,734
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 male five year age groups of Harkness in 2021 compared to the City of Melton shows that there was a higher proportion of males in the younger age groups (under 15) and a lower proportion of males in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 29.9% of the male population was aged between 0 and 15, and 6.3% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 24.7% and 8.6% respectively for the City of Melton.

The major differences between the male age structure of Harkness and the City of Melton were:

  • A larger percentage of males aged 0 to 4 (10.8% compared to 8.2%)
  • A larger percentage of males aged 5 to 9 (10.2% compared to 8.7%)
  • A larger percentage of males aged 10 to 14 (8.9% compared to 7.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of males aged 60 to 64 (2.8% compared to 3.7%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Harkness's male population increased by 1,734 people (40.0%). This represents an average annual population change of 6.97% per year over the period.

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

  • 35 to 39 (+210 males)
  • 5 to 9 (+209 males)
  • 10 to 14 (+200 males)
  • 0 to 4 (+159 males)

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