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Five year age groups

In 2021, there were 15,925 Chinese languages speakers living in Willoughby City Council, with largest age group being 35 to 39 year olds.

The Age Structure of the non-English speaking population in Willoughby City Council provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care, and language services. Non-English speaking populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, 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 non-English speaking population, and perhaps many second-generation speakers.

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 of Willoughby City Council's non-English speaking Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's date of birth or age?'

Five year age groups
Willoughby City Council - Chinese languages speakers20212016Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%Greater SydneyNumber%Greater Sydney2016 to 2021
0 to 47444.74.78435.75.2-99
5 to 91,1337.15.58505.74.2+283
10 to 148665.43.95273.63.3+339
15 to 196614.23.78395.76.6-178
20 to 247294.66.91,2428.411.5-513
25 to 299716.18.21,4269.611.3-455
30 to 341,2257.710.01,59110.79.5-366
35 to 391,70310.79.61,3449.16.8+359
40 to 441,5059.56.91,0957.45.6+410
45 to 491,2127.65.88986.05.8+314
50 to 548755.55.99006.17.2-25
55 to 599335.97.27715.26.7+162
60 to 648365.26.88125.56.0+24
65 to 699135.76.16744.54.0+239
70 to 746984.43.93602.42.1+338
75 to 793622.32.02871.91.8+75
80 to 842871.81.52291.51.4+58
85 and over2721.71.51561.11.1+116
Total people15,925100.0100.014,844100.0100.0+1,081
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 Chinese languages speaking population in Willoughby City Council in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) as well as a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).

Overall, 17.2% of the Chinese languages speaking population was aged between 0 and 14, and 15.9% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 14.1% and 15.0% respectively for Greater Sydney.

The major differences between the age groups of the Chinese languages speaking population in Willoughby City and Greater Sydney were:

  • A larger percentage of people aged 40 to 44 (9.5% compared to 6.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 20 to 24 (4.6% compared to 6.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 30 to 34 (7.7% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 25 to 29 (6.1% compared to 8.2%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Willoughby City's Chinese languages speaking population increased by 1,081 people (7.3%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.42% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age groups of the Chinese languages speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • 20 to 24 (-513 persons)
  • 25 to 29 (-455 persons)
  • 40 to 44 (+410 persons)
  • 30 to 34 (-366 persons)

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