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Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba

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In 2021, Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba had lower proportion of female children (under 18) and a higher proportion of females aged 60 or older than Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach.

The Age Structure of Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba's residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future.

Service age groups divide the population into age categories that reflect typical life-stages. They indicate the level of demand for services that target people at different stages in life and how that demand is changing.

To get a more complete picture Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.

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Age structure - Service age groups
Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba - Total females (Usual residence)20212016Change
Service age group (years)Number%Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach %Number%Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach %2016 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)2313.84.22524.74.6-22
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)3916.57.64157.88.1-24
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)3345.66.93727.07.7-39
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)3896.56.53676.96.0+22
Young workforce (25 to 34)5719.58.958110.99.8-11
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)1,02417.019.61,11720.919.8-93
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)98716.414.486816.214.1+118
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)96716.113.472813.613.1+239
Seniors (70 to 84)93815.614.559011.012.4+347
Elderly aged (85 and over)1752.94.1571.14.4+118
Total6,007100.0100.05,352100.0100.0+655
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the female service age groups of Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba in 2021 compared to Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach shows that there was a lower proportion of females in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) and a higher proportion of females in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 15.9% of the female population was aged between 0 and 17, and 34.6% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 18.6% and 32.0% respectively for Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach.

The major differences between the female age structure of Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba and Currimundi - Aroona - Battery Hill - Dicky Beach were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (16.1% compared to 13.4%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Older workers & pre-retirees' (16.4% compared to 14.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders' (17.0% compared to 19.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Secondary schoolers' (5.6% compared to 6.9%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, Marcoola - Twin Waters - Pacific Paradise - Mudjimba's female population increased by 655 people (12.2%). This represents an average annual population change of 2.34% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the female age structure in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+347 females)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+239 females)
  • Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59) (+118 females)
  • Elderly aged (85 and over) (+118 females)

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