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 Old Toongabbie, accounting for 8.2% (269 people). This share was higher than Parramatta (C) (6.5%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 5 to 9 year olds, which increased by 55 people and 1.4 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Old Toongabbie - Total persons (Usual residence)

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

Age structure - Five year age groups snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Old Toongabbie, with comparison markers for Parramatta (C).

Old Toongabbie
Parramatta (C)

0 to 4

2021 count

209

% of total

6.4%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

5 to 9

2021 count

269

% of total

8.2%

Change from 2016

+1.4pp

10 to 14

2021 count

208

% of total

6.3%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

15 to 19

2021 count

216

% of total

6.6%

Change from 2016

+0.1pp

20 to 24

2021 count

161

% of total

4.9%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

25 to 29

2021 count

178

% of total

5.4%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

30 to 34

2021 count

205

% of total

6.3%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

35 to 39

2021 count

245

% of total

7.5%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

40 to 44

2021 count

206

% of total

6.3%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

45 to 49

2021 count

234

% of total

7.1%

Change from 2016

-0.3pp

50 to 54

2021 count

221

% of total

6.7%

Change from 2016

-0.1pp

55 to 59

2021 count

206

% of total

6.3%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

60 to 64

2021 count

171

% of total

5.2%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

65 to 69

2021 count

130

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

70 to 74

2021 count

129

% of total

3.9%

Change from 2016

-0.8pp

75 to 79

2021 count

111

% of total

3.4%

Change from 2016

+0.2pp

80 to 84

2021 count

82

% of total

2.5%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

85 and over

2021 count

55

% of total

1.7%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

Data table

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

Five year age groups for Old Toongabbie. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Parramatta (C).
Five year age groups for Old Toongabbie. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Parramatta (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Parramatta (C)%Count%Parramatta (C)%Countpp
0 to 42096.4%6.2%2317.4%7.3%-22-1.0pp
5 to 92698.2%6.5%2146.8%6.2%+55+1.4pp
10 to 142086.3%5.4%1986.3%4.9%+100.0pp
15 to 192166.6%4.5%2036.5%5.1%+13+0.1pp
20 to 241614.9%6.6%1785.7%6.6%-17-0.8pp
25 to 291785.4%9.1%1685.4%9.2%+100.0pp
30 to 342056.3%10.3%2297.3%11.1%-24-1.0pp
35 to 392457.5%10.2%2076.6%8.8%+38+0.9pp
40 to 442066.3%7.5%2337.4%7.0%-27-1.1pp
45 to 492347.1%6.1%2337.4%6.0%+1-0.3pp
50 to 542216.7%5.3%2126.8%5.8%+9-0.1pp
55 to 592066.3%5.0%1865.9%5.3%+20+0.4pp
60 to 641715.2%4.6%1414.5%4.6%+30+0.7pp
65 to 691304.0%3.9%1444.6%3.8%-14-0.6pp
70 to 741293.9%3.1%1464.7%2.9%-17-0.8pp
75 to 791113.4%2.3%993.2%2.2%+12+0.2pp
80 to 84822.5%1.6%672.1%1.6%+15+0.4pp
85 and over551.7%1.6%361.1%1.7%+19+0.6pp
Total3,276100.0%100.0%3,133100.0%100.0%+1430.0pp