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Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights

Service age groups

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In 2021, Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights had higher proportion of children (under 18) and a higher proportion of persons aged 60 or older than Keiraville - Mount Keira.

The Age Structure of Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is an indicator of Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights'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 Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights's 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?'

Age structure - Service age groups
Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Service age group (years)Number%Keiraville - Mount Keira %Number%Keiraville - Mount Keira %2006 to 2021
Babies and pre-schoolers (0 to 4)2764.93.83516.15.7-75
Primary schoolers (5 to 11)5008.97.072312.68.1-223
Secondary schoolers (12 to 17)5099.06.773912.97.2-230
Tertiary education and independence (18 to 24)5539.825.65439.514.3+10
Young workforce (25 to 34)5219.211.65068.812.5+14
Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49)1,08519.215.71,58627.719.0-502
Older workers and pre-retirees (50 to 59)93516.610.173812.911.4+196
Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69)74713.28.63135.510.1+434
Seniors (70 to 84)4437.98.62033.69.9+239
Elderly aged (85 and over)691.22.4230.41.8+45
Total5,638100.0100.05,728100.0100.0-91
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the service age groups of Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights in 2021 compared to Keiraville - Mount Keira shows that there was a higher proportion of people in the younger age groups (0 to 17 years) as well as a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (60+ years).

Overall, 22.8% of the population was aged between 0 and 17, and 22.3% were aged 60 years and over, compared with 17.5% and 19.6% respectively for Keiraville - Mount Keira.

The major differences between the age structure of Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights and Keiraville - Mount Keira were:

  • A larger percentage of 'Older workers & pre-retirees' (16.6% compared to 10.1%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Empty nesters and retirees' (13.2% compared to 8.6%)
  • A larger percentage of 'Parents and homebuilders' (19.2% compared to 15.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of 'Tertiary education & independence' (9.8% compared to 25.6%)

Emerging groups

From 2006 to 2021, Cordeaux Heights - Mount Kembla - Kembla Heights's population decreased by 90 people (1.6%). This represents an average annual population change of -0.11% per year over the period.

The largest changes in the age structure in this area between 2006 and 2021 were in the age groups:

  • Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49) (-502 people)
  • Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69) (+434 people)
  • Seniors (70 to 84) (+239 people)
  • Secondary schoolers (12 to 17) (-230 people)

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