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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 52,236 females living in City of Port Phillip, with largest age group being 30 to 34 year olds.
Age Structure is a key demographic measure which varies greatly from place to place depending on the prevalence of families, students, retirees etc. Generally, slightly more males than females are born, and males outnumber females among children groups. However, female life expectancy is higher throughout Australia, and most areas will have larger numbers of females in the senior age groups, particularly at 85+.
To get a more complete picture of the City of Port Phillip's age structure by sex, this data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types..
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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
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| City of Port Phillip - Total females | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total population % | Number | % | City of Port Phillip - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 2,070 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2,429 | 4.7 | 4.8 | -359 |
| 5 to 9 | 1,876 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1,897 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -21 |
| 10 to 14 | 1,792 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1,469 | 2.8 | 3.0 | +323 |
| 15 to 19 | 1,631 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1,485 | 2.9 | 2.9 | +146 |
| 20 to 24 | 2,898 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3,581 | 6.9 | 6.5 | -683 |
| 25 to 29 | 5,983 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 6,758 | 13.1 | 12.6 | -775 |
| 30 to 34 | 6,140 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 6,918 | 13.4 | 13.4 | -778 |
| 35 to 39 | 5,311 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 4,986 | 9.7 | 9.9 | +325 |
| 40 to 44 | 4,025 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 4,136 | 8.0 | 8.1 | -111 |
| 45 to 49 | 3,837 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 3,727 | 7.2 | 7.3 | +110 |
| 50 to 54 | 3,659 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3,042 | 5.9 | 6.1 | +617 |
| 55 to 59 | 3,093 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 2,809 | 5.4 | 5.6 | +284 |
| 60 to 64 | 2,709 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 2,300 | 4.5 | 4.5 | +409 |
| 65 to 69 | 2,142 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2,058 | 4.0 | 4.1 | +84 |
| 70 to 74 | 1,980 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1,419 | 2.8 | 2.8 | +561 |
| 75 to 79 | 1,325 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 999 | 1.9 | 1.9 | +326 |
| 80 to 84 | 889 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 691 | 1.3 | 1.3 | +198 |
| 85 and over | 876 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 870 | 1.7 | 1.4 | +6 |
| Total people | 52,236 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 51,574 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +662 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the females in City of Port Phillip in 2021 compared to City of Port Phillip - Total population shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) as well as a similar proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 11.0% of the females were aged between 0 and 14, and 13.8% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 11.4% and 13.5% respectively for City of Port Phillip - Total population.
There were no major differences between the City of Port Phillip and City of Port Phillip - Total population in 2021.
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, females in the City of Port Phillip increased by 662 people (1.3%). This represents an average annual population change of 0.26% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age structure of females in the City of Port Phillip between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 30 to 34 (-778 females)
- 25 to 29 (-775 females)
- 20 to 24 (-683 females)
- 50 to 54 (+617 females)
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