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Dromana - Safety Beach

Service age groups

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In 2021, Dromana - Safety Beach had higher proportion of female children (under 18) and a lower proportion of females aged 60 or older than Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie.

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 an indicator of Dromana - Safety Beach'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 Dromana - Safety Beach'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
Dromana - Safety Beach - Total females (Enumerated)20212006Change
Service age group (years)Number%Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie %Number%Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie %2006 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)2744.23.51714.34.0+103
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)3695.74.52596.66.1+109
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)4096.34.72245.74.9+184
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)3896.04.72185.53.5+171
Young workforce (25 to 34)6079.36.63929.96.4+215
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)1,05016.112.174118.715.5+309
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)94014.413.958214.717.7+358
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)1,05916.321.359315.021.7+465
Seniors (70 to 84)1,18418.226.262315.817.1+561
Elderly aged (85 and over)2333.62.51513.83.2+82
Total6,514100.0100.03,957100.0100.0+2,557
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the female service age groups of Dromana - Safety Beach in 2021 compared to Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie shows that there was a higher proportion of females in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a lower proportion of females in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 16.1% of the female population was aged between 0 and 17, and 38.0% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 12.7% and 50.0% respectively for Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie.

The major differences between the female age structure of Dromana - Safety Beach and Portsea - Sorrento - Blairgowrie were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders' (16.1% compared to 12.1%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Young workforce' (9.3% compared to 6.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Seniors' (18.2% compared to 26.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (16.3% compared to 21.3%)

Emerging groups

From 2006 to 2021, Dromana - Safety Beach's female population increased by 2,557 people (64.6%). This represents an average annual population change of 3.38% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the female age structure in this area between 2006 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+561 females)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+465 females)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+358 females)
  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+309 females)

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