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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 152,521 non-English speakers living in the City of Casey, with largest age group being 35 to 39 year olds.
The Age Structure of the non-English speaking population in the City of Casey 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 the City of Casey'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 | |||||||
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| City of Casey - non-English speakers | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | City of Whittlesea | Number | % | City of Whittlesea | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 11,400 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 8,094 | 7.5 | 6.6 | +3,306 |
| 5 to 9 | 11,817 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7,747 | 7.2 | 5.6 | +4,070 |
| 10 to 14 | 10,071 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6,247 | 5.8 | 4.7 | +3,824 |
| 15 to 19 | 8,246 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 6,458 | 6.0 | 4.7 | +1,788 |
| 20 to 24 | 9,180 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6,835 | 6.4 | 6.3 | +2,345 |
| 25 to 29 | 10,951 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7,969 | 7.4 | 8.3 | +2,982 |
| 30 to 34 | 14,601 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 11,421 | 10.6 | 10.7 | +3,180 |
| 35 to 39 | 17,788 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10,899 | 10.2 | 9.1 | +6,889 |
| 40 to 44 | 14,006 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 9,102 | 8.5 | 7.2 | +4,904 |
| 45 to 49 | 10,325 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7,434 | 6.9 | 6.5 | +2,891 |
| 50 to 54 | 8,208 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6,557 | 6.1 | 6.0 | +1,651 |
| 55 to 59 | 7,219 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5,532 | 5.2 | 5.3 | +1,687 |
| 60 to 64 | 5,976 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4,256 | 4.0 | 4.9 | +1,720 |
| 65 to 69 | 4,695 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3,191 | 3.0 | 4.5 | +1,504 |
| 70 to 74 | 3,372 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 2,139 | 2.0 | 3.3 | +1,233 |
| 75 to 79 | 2,123 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1,558 | 1.5 | 2.8 | +565 |
| 80 to 84 | 1,357 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1,037 | 1.0 | 2.1 | +320 |
| 85 and over | 1,186 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 802 | 0.7 | 1.4 | +384 |
| Total people | 152,521 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 107,278 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +45,243 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the non-English speaking population in the City of Casey in 2021 compared to City of Whittlesea 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, 21.8% of the non-English speaking population was aged between 0 and 14, and 8.3% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 18.2% and 14.5% respectively for City of Whittlesea .
The major differences between the age groups of the non-English speaking population in the City of Casey and City of Whittlesea were:
- A larger percentage of people aged 10 to 14 (6.6% compared to 5.2%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 70 to 74 (2.2% compared to 3.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 75 to 79 (1.4% compared to 2.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 65 to 69 (3.1% compared to 4.3%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, City of Casey's non-English speaking population increased by 45,243 people (42.2%). This represents an average annual population change of 7.29% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the age groups of the non-English speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 35 to 39 (+6,889 persons)
- 40 to 44 (+4,904 persons)
- 5 to 9 (+4,070 persons)
- 10 to 14 (+3,824 persons)
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