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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, the largest age group in Dromana - Safety Beach was 65 to 69 year olds. The group that changed the most since 2016 was 50 to 54 year olds, increasing by 262 people.
The Age Structure of Dromana - Safety Beach provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Dromana - Safety Beach'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 Dromana - Safety Beach's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
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Age structure - Five year age groups | |||||||
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Dromana - Safety Beach - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers % | Number | % | Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers % | 2016 to 2021 |
0 to 4 | 542 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 462 | 4.3 | 4.6 | +80 |
5 to 9 | 521 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 536 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -15 |
10 to 14 | 663 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 510 | 4.8 | 6.3 | +153 |
15 to 19 | 642 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 528 | 5.0 | 5.5 | +114 |
20 to 24 | 559 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 428 | 4.0 | 4.2 | +131 |
25 to 29 | 486 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 442 | 4.2 | 2.7 | +44 |
30 to 34 | 624 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 460 | 4.3 | 3.9 | +164 |
35 to 39 | 593 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 503 | 4.7 | 4.5 | +90 |
40 to 44 | 670 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 633 | 6.0 | 6.2 | +37 |
45 to 49 | 790 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 716 | 6.7 | 6.3 | +74 |
50 to 54 | 948 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 686 | 6.5 | 7.7 | +262 |
55 to 59 | 905 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 720 | 6.8 | 8.6 | +185 |
60 to 64 | 977 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 833 | 7.8 | 9.0 | +144 |
65 to 69 | 1,093 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 963 | 9.1 | 8.5 | +130 |
70 to 74 | 1,068 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 854 | 8.0 | 6.0 | +214 |
75 to 79 | 858 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 616 | 5.8 | 4.3 | +242 |
80 to 84 | 552 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 372 | 3.5 | 3.1 | +180 |
85 and over | 441 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 371 | 3.5 | 2.5 | +70 |
Total population | 12,932 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10,633 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,299 |
Analysis of the five year age groups of Dromana - Safety Beach in 2021 compared to Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 13.3% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 31.0% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 17.0% and 28.6% respectively for Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers.
The major differences between the age structure of Dromana - Safety Beach and Balnarring - Balnarring Beach - Merricks - Merricks Beach - Somers were:
From 2016 to 2021, Dromana - Safety Beach's population increased by 2,299 people (21.6%). This represents an average annual population change of 3.99% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
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