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Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay

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In 2021, Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay had lower proportion of female children (under 18) and a higher proportion of females aged 60 or older than Gosford East Ward.

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

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Derived from the Census question:

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

Age structure - Service age groups
Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay - Total females (Usual residence)20212011Change
Service age group (years)Number%Gosford East Ward %Number%Gosford East Ward %2011 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)1574.54.71464.85.3+10
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)1875.38.11785.88.4+9
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)1163.37.41896.28.1-73
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)1765.06.61916.27.1-16
Young workforce (25 to 34)2948.38.32799.18.3+15
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)55715.818.150116.320.7+56
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)43312.313.442413.814.4+8
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)61117.314.045614.911.7+155
Seniors (70 to 84)83623.715.156518.412.1+270
Elderly aged (85 and over)1594.54.31364.43.8+23
Total3,526100.0100.03,068100.0100.0+458
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 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 Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay in 2021 compared to Gosford East Ward shows that there was a lower proportion of females in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a higher proportion of females in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 13.0% of the female population was aged between 0 and 17, and 45.5% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 20.1% and 33.4% respectively for Gosford East Ward.

The major differences between the female age structure of Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay and Gosford East Ward were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Seniors' (23.7% compared to 15.1%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (17.3% compared to 14.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (3.3% compared to 7.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Primary schoolers' (5.3% compared to 8.1%)

Emerging groups

From 2011 to 2021, Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay's female population increased by 458 people (14.9%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.4% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the female age structure in this area between 2011 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+270 females)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+155 females)
  • Secondary schoolers (12 to 17) (-73 females)
  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (+56 females)

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