Analysis of the five year age groups of Woollahra Municipal Council area in 2021 compared to New South Wales 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, 14.9% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 20.9% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 18.2% and 17.6% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the age structure of Woollahra Municipal Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (4.3% compared to 3.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (3.2% compared to 2.3%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 5 to 9 (4.9% compared to 6.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 0 to 4 (4.6% compared to 5.8%)