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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 81,923 people born overseas living in the City of Melbourne, with largest age group being 25 to 29 year olds in 2021.
The Age Structure of the overseas born population in the City of Melbourne provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care and language services. Overseas-born populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, depending on when the main groups migrated. For instance in a student area they are likely to be younger, however an area which received a lot of post-war migration may have an older population.
Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group.
To get a more complete picture the City of Melbourne's overseas-born Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
| Five year age groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Melbourne - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population | Number | % | City of Melbourne - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 512 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 719 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -207 |
| 5 to 9 | 850 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 566 | 0.7 | 1.8 | +284 |
| 10 to 14 | 647 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 445 | 0.6 | 1.4 | +202 |
| 15 to 19 | 2,535 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 6,921 | 9.1 | 7.8 | -4,386 |
| 20 to 24 | 15,637 | 19.1 | 16.8 | 21,240 | 28.0 | 21.9 | -5,603 |
| 25 to 29 | 19,182 | 23.4 | 19.8 | 16,621 | 21.9 | 19.3 | +2,561 |
| 30 to 34 | 14,914 | 18.2 | 15.6 | 10,940 | 14.4 | 13.4 | +3,974 |
| 35 to 39 | 8,899 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 5,133 | 6.8 | 7.2 | +3,766 |
| 40 to 44 | 4,801 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 2,872 | 3.8 | 4.6 | +1,929 |
| 45 to 49 | 3,063 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 2,138 | 2.8 | 3.8 | +925 |
| 50 to 54 | 2,352 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 1,961 | 2.6 | 3.4 | +391 |
| 55 to 59 | 2,211 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1,577 | 2.1 | 3.1 | +634 |
| 60 to 64 | 1,792 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1,356 | 1.8 | 2.7 | +436 |
| 65 to 69 | 1,497 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1,195 | 1.6 | 2.3 | +302 |
| 70 to 74 | 1,275 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 730 | 1.0 | 1.5 | +545 |
| 75 to 79 | 724 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 549 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +175 |
| 80 to 84 | 507 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 404 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +103 |
| 85 and over | 525 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 440 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +85 |
| Total people | 81,923 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 75,807 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,116 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the five year age groups of the population born overseas in the City of Melbourne in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Melbourne shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) as well as a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 2.5% of the population born overseas was aged between 0 and 14, and 5.5% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 6.7% and 7.3% respectively for the total population in the City of Melbourne.
The major differences between the age structure of the population born overseas in the City of Melbourne and the total population in the City of Melbourne were:
- A larger percentage of people aged 25 to 29 (23.4% compared to 19.8%)
- A larger percentage of people aged 30 to 34 (18.2% compared to 15.6%)
- A larger percentage of people aged 20 to 24 (19.1% compared to 16.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 0 to 4 (0.6% compared to 2.9%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in age structure of the population born overseas in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 20 to 24 (-5,603 persons)
- 15 to 19 (-4,386 persons)
- 30 to 34 (+3,974 persons)
- 35 to 39 (+3,766 persons)
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