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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 93,653 females living in the Inner West Council, with largest age group being 30 to 34 year olds.
Age Structure is a key demographic measure which varies greatly from place to place depending on the prevalence of families, students, retirees etc. Generally, slightly more males than females are born, and males outnumber females among children groups. However, female life expectancy is higher throughout Australia, and most areas will have larger numbers of females in the senior age groups, particularly at 85+.
To get a more complete picture of Inner West Council area's age structure by sex, this data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types..
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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
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| Inner West Council - Total females | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | Inner West Council area - Total population % | Number | % | Inner West Council area - Total population % | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 4,479 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5,323 | 5.7 | 5.9 | -844 |
| 5 to 9 | 4,355 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4,692 | 5.0 | 5.3 | -337 |
| 10 to 14 | 4,218 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3,579 | 3.8 | 4.1 | +639 |
| 15 to 19 | 3,568 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3,293 | 3.5 | 3.7 | +275 |
| 20 to 24 | 5,854 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6,626 | 7.1 | 7.0 | -772 |
| 25 to 29 | 8,890 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9,521 | 10.2 | 10.1 | -631 |
| 30 to 34 | 9,338 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9,498 | 10.2 | 10.2 | -160 |
| 35 to 39 | 8,263 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8,402 | 9.0 | 9.0 | -139 |
| 40 to 44 | 7,187 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7,821 | 8.4 | 8.4 | -634 |
| 45 to 49 | 7,031 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6,814 | 7.3 | 7.4 | +217 |
| 50 to 54 | 6,321 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5,965 | 6.4 | 6.5 | +356 |
| 55 to 59 | 5,456 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5,145 | 5.5 | 5.5 | +311 |
| 60 to 64 | 4,611 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4,490 | 4.8 | 4.7 | +121 |
| 65 to 69 | 4,046 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3,685 | 3.9 | 3.9 | +361 |
| 70 to 74 | 3,529 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2,697 | 2.9 | 2.8 | +832 |
| 75 to 79 | 2,472 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2,070 | 2.2 | 2.1 | +402 |
| 80 to 84 | 1,843 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1,679 | 1.8 | 1.7 | +164 |
| 85 and over | 2,192 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2,001 | 2.1 | 1.7 | +191 |
| Total people | 93,653 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 93,301 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +352 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the females in the Inner West Council in 2021 compared to Inner West Council area - Total population shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 13.9% of the females were aged between 0 and 14, and 15.0% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 14.6% and 14.1% respectively for Inner West Council area - Total population.
There were no major differences between Inner West Council area and Inner West Council area - Total population in 2021.
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, females in Inner West Council area increased by 352 people (0.4%). This represents an average annual population change of 0.08% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age structure of females in Inner West Council area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 0 to 4 (-844 females)
- 70 to 74 (+832 females)
- 20 to 24 (-772 females)
- 10 to 14 (+639 females)
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