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Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay

Service age groups

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In 2021, Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay had lower proportion of female children (under 18) and a similar proportion of females aged 60 or older than Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point.

The Age Structure of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay'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 Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.

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

Age structure - Service age groups
Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay - Total females (Enumerated)20211996Change
Service age group (years)Number%Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point %Number%Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point %1996 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)2414.85.22265.68.0+15
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)3116.17.03187.810.3-8
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)2985.95.92365.87.5+62
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)3356.66.83358.26.40
Young workforce (25 to 34)56011.011.644510.912.5+114
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)89117.616.567116.518.6+219
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)70914.013.04059.911.0+303
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)73814.614.656613.913.0+172
Seniors (70 to 84)77115.216.678719.311.9-17
Elderly aged (85 and over)2184.33.0832.00.9+135
Total5,072100.0100.04,076100.0100.0+995
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1996 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 Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay in 2021 compared to Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point shows that there was a lower proportion of females in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a similar proportion of females in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 16.8% of the female population was aged between 0 and 17, and 34.0% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 18.1% and 34.1% respectively for Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point.

The major differences between the female age structure of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay and Budgewoi - Halekulani - Buff Point were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Frail aged' (4.3% compared to 3.0%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders' (17.6% compared to 16.5%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Older workers & pre-retirees' (14.0% compared to 13.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Seniors' (15.2% compared to 16.6%)

Emerging groups

From 1996 to 2021, Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay's female population increased by 996 people (24.4%). This represents an average annual population change of 0.88% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the female age structure in this area between 1996 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+303 females)
  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+219 females)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+172 females)
  • Elderly aged (85 and over) (+135 females)

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