Analysis of the service age groups of the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a lower proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).
Overall, 8.5% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 13.6% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 21.8% and 20.5% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between the age structure of the City of Sydney and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of 'Young workforce' (32.2% compared to 15.5%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Primary schoolers' (3.0% compared to 8.8%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (2.0% compared to 7.1%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Seniors' (5.5% compared to 8.7%)