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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 27,078 people born overseas living in the City of Townsville, with largest age group being 50 to 54 year olds in 2021.
The Age Structure of the overseas born population in the City of Townsville provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care and language services. Overseas-born populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, depending on when the main groups migrated. For instance in a student area they are likely to be younger, however an area which received a lot of post-war migration may have an older population.
Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group.
To get a more complete picture the City of Townsville's overseas-born Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.
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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
| Five year age groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Townsville - born overseas | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age groups (years) | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | Number | % | City of Townsville - Total population | 2016 to 2021 |
| 0 to 4 | 192 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 260 | 1.0 | 6.8 | -68 |
| 5 to 9 | 562 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 736 | 2.9 | 6.9 | -174 |
| 10 to 14 | 884 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 1,096 | 4.3 | 6.5 | -212 |
| 15 to 19 | 1,228 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 1,261 | 4.9 | 7.1 | -33 |
| 20 to 24 | 1,619 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 1,568 | 6.1 | 8.4 | +51 |
| 25 to 29 | 1,892 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 1,902 | 7.4 | 7.6 | -10 |
| 30 to 34 | 2,190 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 2,041 | 8.0 | 7.3 | +149 |
| 35 to 39 | 2,287 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 2,091 | 8.2 | 6.5 | +196 |
| 40 to 44 | 2,087 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 2,070 | 8.1 | 6.8 | +17 |
| 45 to 49 | 2,100 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 2,321 | 9.1 | 6.8 | -221 |
| 50 to 54 | 2,313 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 2,219 | 8.7 | 6.4 | +94 |
| 55 to 59 | 2,291 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1,947 | 7.6 | 6.0 | +344 |
| 60 to 64 | 1,948 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 1,593 | 6.2 | 5.0 | +355 |
| 65 to 69 | 1,655 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 1,679 | 6.6 | 4.4 | -24 |
| 70 to 74 | 1,596 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 1,110 | 4.3 | 3.0 | +486 |
| 75 to 79 | 1,050 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 809 | 3.2 | 2.1 | +241 |
| 80 to 84 | 684 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 496 | 1.9 | 1.3 | +188 |
| 85 and over | 500 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 382 | 1.5 | 1.2 | +118 |
| Total people | 27,078 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25,581 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,497 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the five year age groups of the population born overseas in the City of Townsville in 2021 compared to the total population in the City of Townsville shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 6.0% of the population born overseas was aged between 0 and 14, and 20.3% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 19.2% and 14.3% respectively for the total population in the City of Townsville.
The major differences between the age structure of the population born overseas in the City of Townsville and the total population in the City of Townsville were:
- A larger percentage of people aged 55 to 59 (8.5% compared to 6.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 0 to 4 (0.7% compared to 5.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 5 to 9 (2.1% compared to 6.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people aged 10 to 14 (3.3% compared to 6.8%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in age structure of the population born overseas in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 70 to 74 (+486 persons)
- 60 to 64 (+355 persons)
- 55 to 59 (+344 persons)
- 75 to 79 (+241 persons)
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