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Adelaide Primary Health Network

Service age groups

In 2021, Adelaide Primary Health Network had similar proportion of female children (under 18) and a similar proportion of females aged 60 or older than Greater Adelaide.

The Age Structure of Adelaide Primary Health Network provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Adelaide Primary Health Network'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 Adelaide Primary Health Network's 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?'

Age structure - Service age groups
Adelaide Primary Health Network - Total females (Usual residence)20212016Change
Service age group (years)Number%Greater Adelaide %Number%Greater Adelaide %2016 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)33,1775.15.133,9335.65.6-756
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)50,1407.77.847,1017.87.9+3,039
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)41,9526.56.639,1306.46.6+2,822
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)55,3518.68.556,2309.39.1-879
Young workforce (25 to 34)90,56314.013.784,70513.913.6+5,858
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)125,85819.419.5117,62219.419.5+8,236
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)80,58912.512.679,00313.013.2+1,586
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)74,36011.511.668,65411.311.4+5,706
Seniors (70 to 84)74,03511.411.460,54810.09.9+13,487
Elderly aged (85 and over)21,0873.33.220,5623.43.3+525
Total647,112100.0100.0607,488100.0100.0+39,624
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 female service age groups of Adelaide Primary Health Network in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide shows that there was a similar proportion of females in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a similar proportion of females in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 19.4% of the female population was aged between 0 and 17, and 26.2% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 19.5% and 26.2% respectively for Greater Adelaide.

There were no major differences between Adelaide Primary Health Network and Greater Adelaide in 2021.

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Adelaide Primary Health Network's female population increased by 39,624 people (6.5%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.27% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the female age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+13,487 females)
  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+8,236 females)
  • Young workforce (25 to 34) (+5,858 females)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+5,706 females)

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