Population

Five year age groups

About this topic

Five year age groups show the population in standard five-year cohorts from early childhood through older age. Because each band covers the same span of years, the topic gives a clear and comparable view of an area's age structure.

This topic is useful for identifying growth or decline in specific cohorts and for comparing age patterns across places and over time. For service planning, it is often read together with service age groups, household types, and dwelling types.

Interpretation notes

  • Age is reported as at Census night, so the counts are a snapshot of the resident age structure at that point in time.
  • Because each band covers the same five-year span, this topic is best for exact cohort comparison rather than service-planning life stages.

Key insight

In 2021, 25 to 29 year olds was the largest age group among residents in Albanvale, accounting for 7.7% (433 people). This share was lower than Brimbank (C) (8.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 70 to 74 year olds, which increased by 123 people and 2.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Albanvale - Total persons (Usual residence)

This table summarises five year age groups for Albanvale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brimbank (C) and change since 2016.

Age structure - Five year age groups snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Albanvale, with comparison markers for Brimbank (C).

Albanvale
Brimbank (C)

0 to 4

2021 count

341

% of total

6.0%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

5 to 9

2021 count

369

% of total

6.5%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

10 to 14

2021 count

346

% of total

6.1%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

15 to 19

2021 count

326

% of total

5.8%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

20 to 24

2021 count

366

% of total

6.5%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

25 to 29

2021 count

433

% of total

7.7%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

30 to 34

2021 count

411

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

35 to 39

2021 count

392

% of total

6.9%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

40 to 44

2021 count

380

% of total

6.7%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

45 to 49

2021 count

342

% of total

6.1%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

50 to 54

2021 count

318

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

55 to 59

2021 count

332

% of total

5.9%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

60 to 64

2021 count

328

% of total

5.8%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

65 to 69

2021 count

346

% of total

6.1%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

70 to 74

2021 count

311

% of total

5.5%

Change from 2016

+2.1pp

75 to 79

2021 count

172

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

80 to 84

2021 count

72

% of total

1.3%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

85 and over

2021 count

49

% of total

0.9%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

Data table

Five year age groups for Albanvale. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brimbank (C).

Five year age groups for Albanvale. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brimbank (C).
Five year age groups for Albanvale. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Brimbank (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Brimbank (C)%Count%Brimbank (C)%Countpp
0 to 43416.0%5.6%3696.7%6.7%-28-0.7pp
5 to 93696.5%6.0%3366.1%6.1%+33+0.4pp
10 to 143466.1%5.7%3255.9%5.7%+21+0.2pp
15 to 193265.8%5.7%3245.9%6.3%+2-0.1pp
20 to 243666.5%6.9%4007.3%7.8%-34-0.8pp
25 to 294337.7%8.1%4137.5%8.1%+20+0.2pp
30 to 344117.3%7.6%4147.5%8.0%-3-0.2pp
35 to 393926.9%7.2%3987.2%6.9%-6-0.3pp
40 to 443806.7%6.4%3496.4%6.6%+31+0.3pp
45 to 493426.1%6.3%3346.1%6.5%+80.0pp
50 to 543185.6%6.3%3626.6%6.3%-44-1.0pp
55 to 593325.9%6.1%3456.3%6.0%-13-0.4pp
60 to 643285.8%5.8%3686.7%5.4%-40-0.9pp
65 to 693466.1%5.1%3506.4%4.7%-4-0.3pp
70 to 743115.5%4.3%1883.4%3.3%+123+2.1pp
75 to 791723.0%3.0%1132.1%2.4%+59+0.9pp
80 to 84721.3%2.0%601.1%1.7%+12+0.2pp
85 and over490.9%1.9%460.8%1.5%+3+0.1pp
Total5,641100.0%100.0%5,491100.0%100.0%+1500.0pp