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Dromana - Safety Beach

Service age groups

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In 2021, Dromana - Safety Beach had lower proportion of children (under 18) and a higher proportion of persons aged 60 or older than Mornington Peninsula Shire.

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 persons (Enumerated)20212011Change
Service age group (years)Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2011 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)5364.24.74245.16.0+112
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)7736.18.16107.39.0+163
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)8126.47.35877.07.8+225
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)8096.46.95356.47.6+274
Young workforce (25 to 34)1,1288.98.86347.68.8+494
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)2,07816.517.21,60319.220.4+475
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)1,79814.213.71,04012.413.1+758
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)1,96115.513.71,30315.612.7+658
Seniors (70 to 84)2,29518.216.01,30215.611.6+993
Elderly aged (85 and over)4333.43.63283.92.9+104
Total12,623100.0100.08,368100.0100.0+4,255
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Dromana - Safety Beach in 2021 compared to Mornington Peninsula Shire shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 16.8% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 37.1% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 20.1% and 33.2% respectively for Mornington Peninsula Shire.

The major differences between the age structure of Dromana - Safety Beach and Mornington Peninsula Shire were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Seniors' (18.2% compared to 16.0%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (15.5% compared to 13.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Primary schoolers' (6.1% compared to 8.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (6.4% compared to 7.3%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2021, Dromana - Safety Beach's population increased by 4,255 people (50.8%). This represents an average annual population change of 4.2% per year over the period.

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

  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+993 people)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+758 people)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+658 people)
  • Young workforce (25 to 34) (+494 people)

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