Analysis of the five year age groups of Burwood Council Area in 2021 compared to Georges River Council area 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, 12.0% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 15.2% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 15.9% and 17.4% respectively for Georges River Council area.
The major differences between the age structure of Burwood Council Area and Georges River Council area were:
- A larger percentage of persons aged 20 to 24 (12.5% compared to 7.6%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 25 to 29 (12.1% compared to 8.0%)
- A larger percentage of persons aged 30 to 34 (9.8% compared to 7.5%)
- A smaller percentage of persons aged 5 to 9 (4.0% compared to 5.5%)