Analysis of the service age groups of the City of Sydney in 2021 compared to SSROC region 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 18.5% and 20.2% respectively for SSROC region.
The major differences between the age structure of the City of Sydney and SSROC region were:
- A larger percentage of 'Young workforce' (32.1% compared to 18.8%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Primary schoolers' (3.0% compared to 7.3%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (2.0% compared to 5.9%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Seniors' (5.5% compared to 8.6%)