Analysis of the service age groups of SSROC region in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a similar proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).
Overall, 18.5% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 20.2% 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 SSROC region and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of 'Young workforce' (18.8% compared to 15.5%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Primary schoolers' (7.3% compared to 8.8%)
- A smaller percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (5.9% compared to 7.1%)