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City of West Torrens

Five year age groups

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In 2021, there were 1,432 Italian speakers living in the City of West Torrens, with largest age group being 85 and over year olds.

The Age Structure of the non-English speaking population in the City of West Torrens provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care, and language services. Non-English speaking populations may have a quite different age profile to the general population, 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 non-English speaking population, and perhaps many second-generation speakers.

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 of the City of West Torrens's non-English speaking Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types.

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'What is the person's date of birth or age?'

Five year age groups
City of West Torrens - Italian speakers20212016Change
Five year age groups (years)Number%Greater AdelaideNumber%Greater Adelaide2016 to 2021
0 to 4130.91.5100.51.1+3
5 to 980.61.5261.41.4-18
10 to 14151.01.5291.61.4-14
15 to 19171.21.6271.41.8-10
20 to 24110.81.8392.12.0-28
25 to 29332.32.5593.22.7-26
30 to 34412.93.4442.42.9-3
35 to 39392.73.2593.23.9-20
40 to 44594.14.31075.75.7-48
45 to 49986.85.81578.48.4-59
50 to 541158.08.11769.49.5-61
55 to 591228.59.11679.08.6-45
60 to 641117.88.11095.97.0+2
65 to 69946.67.11437.78.5-49
70 to 741248.79.01105.97.4+14
75 to 791047.38.318910.110.1-85
80 to 8417712.410.422912.39.4-52
85 and over25117.512.81839.88.1+68
Total people1,432100.0100.01,863100.0100.0-431
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the Italian speaking population in the City of West Torrens in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide 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, 2.5% of the Italian speaking population was aged between 0 and 14, and 52.4% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 4.4% and 47.6% respectively for Greater Adelaide.

The major differences between the age groups of the Italian speaking population in the City of West Torrens and Greater Adelaide were:

  • A larger percentage of people aged 85 and over (17.5% compared to 12.8%)
  • A larger percentage of people aged 80 to 84 (12.4% compared to 10.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people aged 45 to 49 (6.8% compared to 5.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of people aged 75 to 79 (7.3% compared to 8.3%)

Emerging groups

From 2016 to 2021, City of West Torrens's Italian speaking population decreased by 431 people (23.1%). This represents an average annual population change of -5.13% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age groups of the Italian speaking population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • 75 to 79 (-85 persons)
  • 85 and over (+68 persons)
  • 50 to 54 (-61 persons)
  • 45 to 49 (-59 persons)

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