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Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck

Service age groups

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In 2021, Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck 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 Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck'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 Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck'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
Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Service age group (years)Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %Number%Mornington Peninsula Shire %2016 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)1,0214.24.71,0534.75.2-32
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)1,6646.87.91,5366.98.6+128
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)1,4275.87.21,2225.57.1+205
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)1,3975.76.71,2925.87.0+105
Young workforce (25 to 34)2,2689.38.61,9658.88.7+303
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)3,71815.217.03,47215.618.6+246
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)3,02912.413.72,80912.613.4+220
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)3,77615.414.13,41815.314.1+358
Seniors (70 to 84)4,78219.516.64,15318.614.0+629
Elderly aged (85 and over)1,3905.73.61,3676.13.3+23
Total24,472100.0100.022,287100.0100.0+2,185
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck 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 40.7% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 19.8% and 34.2% respectively for Mornington Peninsula Shire.

The major differences between the age structure of Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck and Mornington Peninsula Shire were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Seniors' (19.5% compared to 16.6%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Frail aged' (5.7% compared to 3.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders' (15.2% compared to 17.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (5.8% compared to 7.2%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Rosebud - Capel Sound - McCrae - Boneo - Fingal - Cape Schanck's population increased by 2,185 people (9.8%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.89% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+629 people)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+358 people)
  • Young workforce (25 to 34) (+303 people)
  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+246 people)

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