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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, East Gippsland Shire had higher proportion of female children (under 18) and a higher proportion of females aged 60 or older than Omeo - Swifts Creek.
The Age Structure of East Gippsland Shire provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of East Gippsland Shire'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 East Gippsland Shire's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
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Analysis of the female service age groups of East Gippsland Shire in 2021 compared to Omeo - Swifts Creek shows that there was a higher proportion of females in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a higher proportion of females in the older age groups (60+ years).
Overall, 17.3% of the female population was aged between 0 and 17, and 39.2% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 15.2% and 37.0% respectively for Omeo - Swifts Creek.
The major differences between the female age structure of East Gippsland Shire and Omeo - Swifts Creek were:
From 2016 to 2021, East Gippsland Shire's female population increased by 1,831 people (8.0%). This represents an average annual population change of 1.55% per year over the period.
The largest changes in the female age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
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