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Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds

Service age groups

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In 2021, Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds had higher proportion of male children (under 18) and a higher proportion of males aged 60 or older than Culburra Beach - Orient Point.

The Age Structure of Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds'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 Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds'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
Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds - Total males (Enumerated)20211996Change
Service age group (years)Number%Culburra Beach - Orient Point %Number%Culburra Beach - Orient Point %1996 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)1375.34.9914.98.2+46
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)1957.66.920411.013.3-10
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)1586.15.71689.18.1-11
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)1124.46.3985.34.4+13
Young workforce (25 to 34)1937.59.71447.810.7+48
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)40515.814.133818.317.2+66
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)30711.914.120311.09.0+103
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)47018.316.528615.513.4+183
Seniors (70 to 84)52820.518.330916.714.6+219
Elderly aged (85 and over)652.53.660.31.1+59
Total2,570100.0100.01,853100.0100.0+717
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the male service age groups of Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds in 2021 compared to Culburra Beach - Orient Point shows that there was a higher proportion of males in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a higher proportion of males in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 19.1% of the male population was aged between 0 and 17, and 41.4% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 17.4% and 38.5% respectively for Culburra Beach - Orient Point.

The major differences between the male age structure of Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds and Culburra Beach - Orient Point were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Seniors' (20.5% compared to 18.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Older workers & pre-retirees' (11.9% compared to 14.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Young workforce' (7.5% compared to 9.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Tertiary education & independence' (4.4% compared to 6.3%)

Emerging groups

From 1996 to 2021, Mollymook - Narrawallee and Surrounds's male population increased by 717 people (38.7%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.32% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the male age structure in this area between 1996 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+219 males)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+183 males)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+103 males)
  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+66 males)

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