Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay
Service age groups
In 2021, Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay had lower proportion of children (under 18) and a lower proportion of persons aged 60 or older than Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare.
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.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
Total population
| Age structure - Service age groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay - Total persons (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Service age group (years) | Number | % | Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare % | Number | % | Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare % | 2016 to 2021 | ||
| Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4) | 511 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 517 | 5.6 | 5.2 | -6 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Primary schoolers (5 to 11) | 636 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 754 | 8.1 | 8.8 | -118 | 1001 | 1000 |
| Secondary schoolers (12 to 17) | 610 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 555 | 6.0 | 7.3 | +55 | 1002 | 1000 |
| Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24) | 683 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 665 | 7.2 | 6.6 | +18 | 1003 | 1000 |
| Young workforce (25 to 34) | 1,029 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 1,039 | 11.2 | 7.7 | -10 | 1004 | 1000 |
| Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) | 1,729 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 1,634 | 17.6 | 18.3 | +95 | 1005 | 1000 |
| Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) | 1,317 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 1,249 | 13.5 | 14.4 | +68 | 1006 | 1000 |
| Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) | 1,373 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 1,263 | 13.6 | 16.0 | +110 | 1007 | 1000 |
| Seniors (70 to 84) | 1,429 | 14.8 | 17.8 | 1,276 | 13.8 | 13.4 | +153 | 1008 | 1000 |
| Elderly aged (85 and over) | 329 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 314 | 3.4 | 2.4 | +15 | 1009 | 1000 |
| Total | 9,646 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,266 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +380 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the service age groups of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay in 2021 compared to Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).
Overall, 18.2% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 32.5% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 20.0% and 36.2% respectively for Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare.
The major differences between the age structure of Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay and Kincumber South - Bensville - Empire Bay - Killcare were:
- A larger percentage of 'Young workforce' (10.7% compared to 6.8%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Seniors' (14.8% compared to 17.8%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Primary schoolers' (6.6% compared to 8.5%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (14.2% compared to 16.0%)
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, Long Jetty - Shelly Beach - Toowoon Bay - Blue Bay's population increased by 380 people (4.1%). This represents an average annual population change of 0.81% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- Seniors (70 to 84) (+153 people)
- Primary schoolers (5 to 11) (-118 people)
- Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+110 people)
- Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+95 people)