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, 20 to 24 year olds was the largest age group among residents in Nedlands (part), accounting for 7.8% (821 people). This share was higher than Nedlands (C) (6.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 75 to 79 year olds, which increased by 153 people and 1.3 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Nedlands (part) - Total persons (Usual residence)

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

Age structure - Five year age groups snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Nedlands (part), with comparison markers for Nedlands (C).

Nedlands (part)
Nedlands (C)

0 to 4

2021 count

471

% of total

4.5%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

5 to 9

2021 count

685

% of total

6.5%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

10 to 14

2021 count

772

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

15 to 19

2021 count

711

% of total

6.7%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

20 to 24

2021 count

821

% of total

7.8%

Change from 2016

-1.3pp

25 to 29

2021 count

560

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

30 to 34

2021 count

433

% of total

4.1%

Change from 2016

-0.4pp

35 to 39

2021 count

575

% of total

5.4%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

40 to 44

2021 count

651

% of total

6.2%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

45 to 49

2021 count

717

% of total

6.8%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

50 to 54

2021 count

716

% of total

6.8%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

55 to 59

2021 count

604

% of total

5.7%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

60 to 64

2021 count

624

% of total

5.9%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

65 to 69

2021 count

580

% of total

5.5%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

70 to 74

2021 count

565

% of total

5.3%

Change from 2016

+1.0pp

75 to 79

2021 count

437

% of total

4.1%

Change from 2016

+1.3pp

80 to 84

2021 count

274

% of total

2.6%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

85 and over

2021 count

355

% of total

3.4%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

Data table

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

Five year age groups for Nedlands (part). Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nedlands (C).
Five year age groups for Nedlands (part). Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Nedlands (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Nedlands (C)%Count%Nedlands (C)%Countpp
0 to 44714.5%4.5%4994.9%4.8%-28-0.4pp
5 to 96856.5%6.7%7086.9%7.2%-23-0.4pp
10 to 147727.3%7.8%7026.9%7.9%+70+0.4pp
15 to 197116.7%7.5%6516.4%7.2%+60+0.3pp
20 to 248217.8%6.3%9249.1%7.3%-103-1.3pp
25 to 295605.3%4.5%6076.0%4.4%-47-0.7pp
30 to 344334.1%4.0%4554.5%4.0%-22-0.4pp
35 to 395755.4%5.0%5525.4%5.1%+230.0pp
40 to 446516.2%6.0%6316.2%6.4%+200.0pp
45 to 497176.8%6.9%7287.1%7.5%-11-0.3pp
50 to 547166.8%7.3%6466.3%7.1%+70+0.5pp
55 to 596045.7%6.2%6776.6%7.0%-73-0.9pp
60 to 646245.9%6.3%6256.1%6.1%-1-0.2pp
65 to 695805.5%5.6%5895.8%6.0%-9-0.3pp
70 to 745655.3%5.7%4414.3%4.3%+124+1.0pp
75 to 794374.1%4.2%2842.8%3.0%+153+1.3pp
80 to 842742.6%2.6%2152.1%2.2%+59+0.5pp
85 and over3553.4%3.0%3083.0%2.7%+47+0.4pp
Total10,561100.0%100.0%10,194100.0%100.0%+3670.0pp