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City of Playford

Five year age groups

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In 2021, there were 21,602 people born overseas living in the City of Playford, with largest age group being 55 to 59 year olds in 2021.

The Age Structure of the overseas born population in the City of Playford provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care and language services. Overseas-born populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, depending on when the main groups migrated. For instance in a student area they are likely to be younger, however an area which received a lot of post-war migration may have an older population.

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 the City of Playford's overseas-born 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?'

Five year age groups
City of Playford - born overseas20212016Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%City of Playford - Total populationNumber%City of Playford - Total population2016 to 2021
0 to 41030.57.51330.78.5-30
5 to 94352.08.04492.47.9-14
10 to 147753.67.47504.06.6+25
15 to 191,0614.96.28014.26.7+260
20 to 241,0895.07.07614.07.7+328
25 to 291,2916.08.29344.97.9+357
30 to 341,4796.87.71,1015.87.4+378
35 to 391,5867.37.11,1115.96.1+475
40 to 441,3896.45.71,0255.45.9+364
45 to 491,2775.95.71,2746.76.2+3
50 to 541,4406.75.81,8599.86.5-419
55 to 591,9639.15.81,8489.85.8+115
60 to 641,9118.85.11,5598.24.5+352
65 to 691,5647.24.01,4657.73.9+99
70 to 741,3956.53.31,1926.32.8+203
75 to 791,0785.02.21,0725.72.3+6
80 to 848914.11.78464.51.7+45
85 and over8754.11.67614.01.5+114
Total people21,602100.0100.018,941100.0100.0+2,661
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 five year age groups of the population born overseas in the City of Playford in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Playford 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, 6.1% of the population born overseas was aged between 0 and 14, and 26.9% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 22.9% and 12.8% respectively for the total population in the City of Playford.

The major differences between the age structure of the population born overseas in the City of Playford and the total population in the City of Playford were:

  • A larger percentage of people aged 60 to 64 (8.8% compared to 5.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 0 to 4 (0.5% compared to 7.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 5 to 9 (2.0% compared to 8.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 10 to 14 (3.6% compared to 7.4%)

Emerging groups

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

  • 35 to 39 (+475 persons)
  • 50 to 54 (-419 persons)
  • 30 to 34 (+378 persons)
  • 40 to 44 (+364 persons)

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