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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Rockhampton

Five year age groups

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In 2021, there were 8,182 people born overseas living in Rockhampton Regional Council, with largest age group being 35 to 39 year olds in 2021.

The Age Structure of the overseas born population in Rockhampton Regional Council 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 Rockhampton Regional Council'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
Rockhampton Regional Council - born overseas20212016Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%Rockhampton - Total populationNumber%Rockhampton - Total population2016 to 2021
0 to 4740.96.2771.06.9-3
5 to 91822.26.92603.57.1-78
10 to 143203.97.24035.46.8-83
15 to 194115.06.53664.97.0+45
20 to 243974.96.43725.06.8+25
25 to 296147.56.86098.17.1+5
30 to 347929.76.87369.86.9+56
35 to 3989210.96.774810.06.0+144
40 to 447579.35.97089.56.0+49
45 to 497499.25.96428.66.4+107
50 to 546017.35.95978.06.6+4
55 to 595566.86.15046.76.3+52
60 to 644996.15.94035.45.3+96
65 to 694105.05.03875.24.6+23
70 to 743744.64.22853.83.5+89
75 to 792653.23.01942.62.8+71
80 to 841692.12.31051.42.1+64
85 and over1201.52.2941.32.0+26
Total people8,182100.0100.07,490100.0100.0+692
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 Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a similar proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 7.0% of the population born overseas was aged between 0 and 14, and 16.4% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 20.3% and 16.6% respectively for the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council.

The major differences between the age structure of the population born overseas in Rockhampton and the total population in Rockhampton Regional Council were:

  • A larger percentage of people aged 35 to 39 (10.9% compared to 6.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 0 to 4 (0.9% compared to 6.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 5 to 9 (2.2% compared to 6.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 10 to 14 (3.9% compared to 7.2%)

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 (+144 persons)
  • 45 to 49 (+107 persons)
  • 60 to 64 (+96 persons)
  • 70 to 74 (+89 persons)

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