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, 30 to 34 year olds was the largest age group among residents in Edwardstown, accounting for 10.1% (454 people). This share was higher than Marion (C) (7.7%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 35 to 39 year olds, which increased by 72 people and 1.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Edwardstown - Total persons (Usual residence)

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

Age structure - Five year age groups snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Edwardstown, with comparison markers for Marion (C).

Edwardstown
Marion (C)

0 to 4

2021 count

252

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

5 to 9

2021 count

230

% of total

5.1%

Change from 2016

+1.2pp

10 to 14

2021 count

205

% of total

4.5%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

15 to 19

2021 count

200

% of total

4.4%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

20 to 24

2021 count

349

% of total

7.7%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

25 to 29

2021 count

404

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

30 to 34

2021 count

454

% of total

10.1%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

35 to 39

2021 count

374

% of total

8.3%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

40 to 44

2021 count

311

% of total

6.9%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

45 to 49

2021 count

245

% of total

5.4%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

50 to 54

2021 count

260

% of total

5.8%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

55 to 59

2021 count

264

% of total

5.8%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

60 to 64

2021 count

268

% of total

5.9%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

65 to 69

2021 count

253

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

70 to 74

2021 count

162

% of total

3.6%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

75 to 79

2021 count

94

% of total

2.1%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

80 to 84

2021 count

93

% of total

2.1%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

85 and over

2021 count

85

% of total

1.9%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

Data table

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

Five year age groups for Edwardstown. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Marion (C).
Five year age groups for Edwardstown. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Marion (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Marion (C)%Count%Marion (C)%Countpp
0 to 42525.6%5.4%2816.5%5.9%-29-0.9pp
5 to 92305.1%5.6%1703.9%5.4%+60+1.2pp
10 to 142054.5%5.2%1693.9%4.9%+36+0.6pp
15 to 192004.4%5.1%2104.9%5.7%-10-0.5pp
20 to 243497.7%6.7%3808.8%7.2%-31-1.1pp
25 to 294048.9%7.4%4119.5%7.3%-7-0.6pp
30 to 3445410.1%7.7%4089.4%7.5%+46+0.7pp
35 to 393748.3%7.5%3027.0%6.8%+72+1.3pp
40 to 443116.9%6.6%2525.8%6.4%+59+1.1pp
45 to 492455.4%6.1%2515.8%6.3%-6-0.4pp
50 to 542605.8%5.9%2856.6%6.4%-25-0.8pp
55 to 592645.8%5.9%2976.9%6.6%-33-1.1pp
60 to 642685.9%6.1%2866.6%6.2%-18-0.7pp
65 to 692535.6%5.7%2054.7%5.2%+48+0.9pp
70 to 741623.6%4.8%1092.5%3.7%+53+1.1pp
75 to 79942.1%3.3%1222.8%2.9%-28-0.7pp
80 to 84932.1%2.3%912.1%2.4%+20.0pp
85 and over851.9%2.9%1052.4%3.1%-20-0.5pp
Total4,514100.0%100.0%4,328100.0%100.0%+1860.0pp