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, 5 to 9 year olds was the largest age group among residents in Dallas, accounting for 8.9% (604 people). This share was higher than Hume (C) (7.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 0 to 4 year olds, which decreased by 101 people and 1.5 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Dallas - Total persons (Usual residence)

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

Age structure - Five year age groups snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Dallas, with comparison markers for Hume (C).

Dallas
Hume (C)

0 to 4

2021 count

496

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

5 to 9

2021 count

604

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

10 to 14

2021 count

511

% of total

7.6%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

15 to 19

2021 count

473

% of total

7.0%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

20 to 24

2021 count

505

% of total

7.5%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

25 to 29

2021 count

509

% of total

7.5%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

30 to 34

2021 count

520

% of total

7.7%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

35 to 39

2021 count

450

% of total

6.7%

Change from 2016

+0.8pp

40 to 44

2021 count

387

% of total

5.7%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

45 to 49

2021 count

401

% of total

5.9%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

50 to 54

2021 count

388

% of total

5.7%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

55 to 59

2021 count

359

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

60 to 64

2021 count

316

% of total

4.7%

Change from 2016

+1.4pp

65 to 69

2021 count

224

% of total

3.3%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

70 to 74

2021 count

217

% of total

3.2%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

75 to 79

2021 count

202

% of total

3.0%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

80 to 84

2021 count

126

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

85 and over

2021 count

98

% of total

1.4%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

Data table

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

Five year age groups for Dallas. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hume (C).
Five year age groups for Dallas. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Hume (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Hume (C)%Count%Hume (C)%Countpp
0 to 44967.3%7.7%5978.8%7.9%-101-1.5pp
5 to 96048.9%7.8%5357.9%7.5%+69+1.0pp
10 to 145117.6%7.0%5127.5%6.9%-1+0.1pp
15 to 194737.0%6.2%5107.5%7.1%-37-0.5pp
20 to 245057.5%6.8%5598.2%7.4%-54-0.7pp
25 to 295097.5%7.7%5718.4%7.9%-62-0.9pp
30 to 345207.7%8.7%4997.3%7.9%+21+0.4pp
35 to 394506.7%8.4%4005.9%7.2%+50+0.8pp
40 to 443875.7%6.8%4076.0%6.7%-20-0.3pp
45 to 494015.9%5.9%4396.4%6.9%-38-0.5pp
50 to 543885.7%5.9%3815.6%6.5%+7+0.1pp
55 to 593595.3%5.5%3294.8%5.5%+30+0.5pp
60 to 643164.7%4.6%2283.3%4.5%+88+1.4pp
65 to 692243.3%3.7%2303.4%3.7%-6-0.1pp
70 to 742173.2%3.0%2063.0%2.6%+11+0.2pp
75 to 792023.0%2.0%1632.4%1.8%+39+0.6pp
80 to 841261.9%1.2%1492.2%1.2%-23-0.3pp
85 and over981.4%1.0%630.9%1.0%+35+0.5pp
Total6,762100.0%100.0%6,810100.0%100.0%-480.0pp