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Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach

Service age groups

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In 2021, Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach had higher proportion of male children (under 18) and a higher proportion of males aged 60 or older than Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan.

The Age Structure of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach'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 Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach'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
Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach - Total males (Enumerated)20211991Change
Service age group (years)Number%Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan %Number%Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan %1991 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)2375.26.834010.68.6-103
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)48710.69.641512.911.6+71
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)47210.38.92838.89.7+188
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)3708.19.12698.49.2+101
Young workforce (25 to 34)2946.412.253416.614.0-240
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)85218.618.671522.220.4+136
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)71315.612.21805.67.8+533
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)58512.810.02618.19.7+323
Seniors (70 to 84)52111.410.42096.58.6+311
Elderly aged (85 and over)531.22.1100.30.2+42
Total4,584100.0100.03,222100.0100.0+1,362
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the male service age groups of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach in 2021 compared to Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan shows that there was a higher proportion of males in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a higher proportion of males in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 26.1% of the male population was aged between 0 and 17, and 25.3% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 25.3% and 22.5% respectively for Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan.

The major differences between the male age structure of Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach and Wyong, Warnervale and Gorokan were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Older workers & pre-retirees' (15.6% compared to 12.2%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (12.8% compared to 10.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Young workforce' (6.4% compared to 12.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Babies and pre-schoolers' (5.2% compared to 6.8%)

Emerging groups

From 1991 to 2021, Avoca Beach - Picketts Valley - Copacabana - MacMasters Beach's male population increased by 1,362 people (42.3%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.18% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the male age structure in this area between 1991 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+533 males)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+323 males)
  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+311 males)
  • Young workforce (25 to 34) (-240 males)

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