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Burnside - Burnside Heights

Service age groups

In 2021, Burnside - Burnside Heights had higher proportion of children (under 18) and a higher proportion of persons aged 60 or older than the City of Melton.

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 an indicator of Burnside - Burnside Heights'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 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 - Service age groups
Burnside - Burnside Heights - Total persons (Enumerated)20211996Change
Service age group (years)Number%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %1996 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)7956.68.11010.79.1+784
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)1,63113.511.81010.713.3+1,620
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)1,1079.18.61110.911.3+1,096
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)1,0128.38.61111.111.0+1,001
Young workforce (25 to 34)1,37411.315.92019.716.1+1,354
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)3,14726.024.02323.425.6+3,123
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)1,27610.510.299.27.2+1,267
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)8907.37.233.13.4+887
Seniors (70 to 84)6735.65.011.22.6+672
Elderly aged (85 and over)2181.80.60--0.2+218
Total12,123100.0100.0102100.0100.0+12,021
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 Burnside - Burnside Heights in 2021 compared to the City of Melton shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 29.1% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 14.7% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 28.5% and 12.8% respectively for the City of Melton.

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

  • A larger percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders' (26.0% compared to 24.0%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Primary schoolers' (13.5% compared to 11.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Young workforce' (11.3% compared to 15.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Babies and pre-schoolers' (6.6% compared to 8.1%)

Emerging groups

From 1996 to 2021, Burnside - Burnside Heights's population increased by 12,021 people (11785.3%). This represents an average annual population change of 21.06% 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) (+3,123 people)
  • Primary schoolers (5 to 11) (+1,620 people)
  • Young workforce (25 to 34) (+1,354 people)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+1,267 people)

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