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Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District

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In 2021, Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District had higher proportion of children (under 18) and a higher proportion of persons aged 60 or older than Wilsonton Heights.

The Age Structure of Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District'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 Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.

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Age structure - Service age groups
Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District - Total persons (Enumerated)20212011Change
Service age group (years)Number%Wilsonton Heights %Number%Wilsonton Heights %2011 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)5074.96.25966.811.0-89
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)1,05910.39.81,17313.410.4-114
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)1,10710.88.993310.78.6+173
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)6035.910.04785.59.9+124
Young workforce (25 to 34)7937.713.16947.915.1+98
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)1,90818.617.41,98222.617.1-75
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)1,40513.711.81,21213.813.5+192
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)1,35413.211.894210.88.0+411
Seniors (70 to 84)1,33413.09.76707.75.3+664
Elderly aged (85 and over)1791.71.4730.81.2+105
Total10,249100.0100.08,758100.0100.0+1,491
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 and 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the service age groups of Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District in 2021 compared to Wilsonton Heights shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 26.1% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 28.0% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 24.9% and 22.9% respectively for Wilsonton Heights.

The major differences between the age structure of Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District and Wilsonton Heights were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Seniors' (13.0% compared to 9.7%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (10.8% compared to 8.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Young workforce' (7.7% compared to 13.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Tertiary education & independence' (5.9% compared to 10.0%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2021, Highfields - Blue Mountain Heights and District's population increased by 1,491 people (17.0%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.58% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2011 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+664 people)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+411 people)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+192 people)
  • Secondary schoolers (12 to 17) (+173 people)

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