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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, there were 96,562 females living in the City of Townsville, with largest age group being 20 to 24 year olds.
Age Structure is a key demographic measure which varies greatly from place to place depending on the prevalence of families, students, retirees etc. Generally, slightly more males than females are born, and males outnumber females among children groups. However, female life expectancy is higher throughout Australia, and most areas will have larger numbers of females in the senior age groups, particularly at 85+.
To get a more complete picture of the City of Townsville's age structure by sex, this data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types..
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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's date of birth or age?'
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| City of Townsville - Total females | 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 | 5,302 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6,037 | 6.5 | 6.8 | -735 |
| 5 to 9 | 6,066 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6,404 | 6.9 | 6.9 | -338 |
| 10 to 14 | 6,445 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 5,925 | 6.3 | 6.5 | +520 |
| 15 to 19 | 6,486 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6,413 | 6.9 | 7.1 | +73 |
| 20 to 24 | 7,058 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7,543 | 8.1 | 8.4 | -485 |
| 25 to 29 | 7,056 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7,006 | 7.5 | 7.6 | +50 |
| 30 to 34 | 6,713 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6,916 | 7.4 | 7.3 | -203 |
| 35 to 39 | 6,855 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6,235 | 6.7 | 6.5 | +620 |
| 40 to 44 | 6,099 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6,459 | 6.9 | 6.8 | -360 |
| 45 to 49 | 6,365 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6,429 | 6.9 | 6.8 | -64 |
| 50 to 54 | 6,286 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6,032 | 6.5 | 6.4 | +254 |
| 55 to 59 | 5,933 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5,637 | 6.0 | 6.0 | +296 |
| 60 to 64 | 5,502 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4,667 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +835 |
| 65 to 69 | 4,549 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4,014 | 4.3 | 4.4 | +535 |
| 70 to 74 | 3,789 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2,800 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +989 |
| 75 to 79 | 2,616 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2,090 | 2.2 | 2.1 | +526 |
| 80 to 84 | 1,759 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1,388 | 1.5 | 1.3 | +371 |
| 85 and over | 1,683 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1,415 | 1.5 | 1.2 | +268 |
| Total people | 96,562 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 93,410 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,152 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the females in the City of Townsville in 2021 compared to City of Townsville - Total population shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+).
Overall, 18.4% of the females were aged between 0 and 14, and 14.9% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 19.2% and 14.3% respectively for City of Townsville - Total population.
There were no major differences between the City of Townsville and City of Townsville - Total population in 2021.
Emerging groups
From 2016 to 2021, females in the City of Townsville increased by 3,152 people (3.4%). This represents an average annual population change of 0.67% per year over the period.
The largest changes in age structure of females in the City of Townsville between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:
- 70 to 74 (+989 females)
- 60 to 64 (+835 females)
- 0 to 4 (-735 females)
- 35 to 39 (+620 females)
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