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Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields

Service age groups

In 2021, Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields had higher proportion of children (under 18) and a higher proportion of persons aged 60 or older than North and West Metropolitan Region.

The Age Structure of Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields'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 Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields'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
Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields - Total persons (Enumerated)20212011Change
Service age group (years)Number%North and West Metropolitan Region %Number%North and West Metropolitan Region %2011 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)4074.16.45095.76.9-102
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)9729.78.994210.68.3+30
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)9709.76.58169.26.9+154
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)9319.39.393210.510.8-1
Young workforce (25 to 34)8979.018.47608.517.8+137
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)2,11521.222.51,95922.022.3+156
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)1,47114.711.01,33215.011.4+139
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)1,13911.48.47508.47.8+389
Seniors (70 to 84)8868.97.07007.96.4+186
Elderly aged (85 and over)1921.91.61892.11.4+3
Total9,980100.0100.08,889100.0100.0+1,091
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the service age groups of Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields in 2021 compared to North and West Metropolitan Region 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, 23.5% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 22.2% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 21.8% and 16.9% respectively for North and West Metropolitan Region.

The major differences between the age structure of Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields and North and West Metropolitan Region were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Older workers & pre-retirees' (14.7% compared to 11.0%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (9.7% compared to 6.5%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (11.4% compared to 8.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Young workforce' (9.0% compared to 18.4%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2021, Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields's population increased by 1,091 people (12.3%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.16% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2011 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+389 people)
  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+186 people)
  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+156 people)
  • Secondary schoolers (12 to 17) (+154 people)

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