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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 50,450 people born in India living in the City of Wyndham, with largest age group being 35 to 39 year olds in 2021.
The Age Structure of the overseas born population in the City of Wyndham 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 the City of Wyndham's overseas-born 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Wyndham - born in India | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | Number | % | Greater Melbourne | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 600 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 480 | 2.1 | 2.0 | +120 |
| 5 to 9 | 2,109 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 689 | 3.1 | 2.8 | +1,420 |
| 10 to 14 | 1,661 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 703 | 3.1 | 2.9 | +958 |
| 15 to 19 | 1,118 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 536 | 2.4 | 2.8 | +582 |
| 20 to 24 | 3,355 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 1,156 | 5.2 | 7.7 | +2,199 |
| 25 to 29 | 6,028 | 11.9 | 14.1 | 3,360 | 15.0 | 16.5 | +2,668 |
| 30 to 34 | 10,005 | 19.8 | 17.0 | 6,762 | 30.2 | 23.6 | +3,243 |
| 35 to 39 | 12,958 | 25.7 | 20.5 | 4,604 | 20.6 | 15.2 | +8,354 |
| 40 to 44 | 6,707 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 1,637 | 7.3 | 7.3 | +5,070 |
| 45 to 49 | 2,211 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 677 | 3.0 | 4.6 | +1,534 |
| 50 to 54 | 901 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 444 | 2.0 | 3.6 | +457 |
| 55 to 59 | 684 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 408 | 1.8 | 3.0 | +276 |
| 60 to 64 | 686 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 402 | 1.8 | 2.6 | +284 |
| 65 to 69 | 706 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 262 | 1.2 | 2.0 | +444 |
| 70 to 74 | 427 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 135 | 0.6 | 1.4 | +292 |
| 75 to 79 | 156 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 75 | 0.3 | 0.9 | +81 |
| 80 to 84 | 88 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 49 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +39 |
| 85 and over | 50 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.1 | 0.5 | +36 |
| Total people | 50,450 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 22,393 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +28,057 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the five year age groups of the population born in India in the City of Wyndham in 2021 compared to Greater Melbourne shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 8.7% of the population born in India was aged between 0 and 14, and 2.8% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 6.7% and 5.6% respectively for Greater Melbourne.
The major differences between the age structure of the population born in India in the City of Wyndham and Greater Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people aged 35 to 39 (25.7% compared to 20.5%)
- A larger percentage of people aged 30 to 34 (19.8% compared to 17.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 25 to 29 (11.9% compared to 14.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 50 to 54 (1.8% compared to 3.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in age structure of the population born in India in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 35 to 39 (+8,354 persons)
- 40 to 44 (+5,070 persons)
- 30 to 34 (+3,243 persons)
- 25 to 29 (+2,668 persons)
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