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, 55 to 59 year olds was the largest age group among residents in Conargo, accounting for 12.8% (15 people). This share was higher than Edward River (A) (7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 45 to 49 year olds, which increased by 10 people and 8.7 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Conargo - Total persons (Usual residence)

This table summarises five year age groups for Conargo in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Edward River (A) and change since 2016.

Age structure - Five year age groups change

Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.

2016
2021

0 to 4

-7

-5.5pp

5 to 9

0

+0.3pp

10 to 14

+4

+3.6pp

15 to 19

-6

-4.7pp

20 to 24

-3

-2.4pp

25 to 29

0

0.0pp

30 to 34

-6

-4.9pp

35 to 39

-9

-7.2pp

40 to 44

-4

-3.1pp

45 to 49

+10

+8.7pp

50 to 54

-5

-3.8pp

55 to 59

+5

+4.7pp

60 to 64

-2

-1.2pp

65 to 69

-8

-6.3pp

70 to 74

+2

+1.9pp

75 to 79

+3

+2.6pp

80 to 84

-3

-2.4pp

85 and over

0

0.0pp

Data table

Five year age groups for Conargo. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).

Five year age groups for Conargo. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).
Five year age groups for Conargo. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Edward River (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Edward River (A)%Count%Edward River (A)%Countpp
0 to 443.4%5.3%118.9%5.6%-7-5.5pp
5 to 976.0%5.9%75.7%6.4%0+0.3pp
10 to 1476.0%6.4%32.4%5.9%+4+3.6pp
15 to 1932.6%5.7%97.3%5.8%-6-4.7pp
20 to 2400.0%4.7%32.4%5.4%-3-2.4pp
25 to 2900.0%5.4%00.0%5.2%00.0pp
30 to 3400.0%4.8%64.9%4.5%-6-4.9pp
35 to 3932.6%4.9%129.8%4.8%-9-7.2pp
40 to 4432.6%5.0%75.7%6.2%-4-3.1pp
45 to 491311.1%5.9%32.4%6.1%+10+8.7pp
50 to 5476.0%6.1%129.8%6.6%-5-3.8pp
55 to 591512.8%7.0%108.1%7.8%+5+4.7pp
60 to 64119.4%7.9%1310.6%7.5%-2-1.2pp
65 to 6932.6%7.2%118.9%6.5%-8-6.3pp
70 to 7486.8%6.2%64.9%5.0%+2+1.9pp
75 to 7932.6%4.3%00.0%4.4%+3+2.6pp
80 to 8400.0%3.7%32.4%3.1%-3-2.4pp
85 and over00.0%3.4%00.0%3.3%00.0pp
Total117100.0%100.0%123100.0%100.0%-60.0pp