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, 65 to 69 year olds was the largest age group among residents in Arding, accounting for 11.5% (21 people). This share was higher than Uralla (A) (7.3%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 10 to 14 year olds, which decreased by 17 people and 8 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Arding - Total persons (Usual residence)

This table summarises five year age groups for Arding in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Uralla (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

-4

-1.9pp

5 to 9

-10

-4.7pp

10 to 14

-17

-8.0pp

15 to 19

+4

+2.9pp

20 to 24

+3

+1.9pp

25 to 29

+2

+1.3pp

30 to 34

+8

+4.4pp

35 to 39

-1

0.0pp

40 to 44

-3

-0.8pp

45 to 49

-3

-0.6pp

50 to 54

-5

-1.8pp

55 to 59

+1

+1.7pp

60 to 64

-4

-1.2pp

65 to 69

+1

+1.9pp

70 to 74

+10

+5.9pp

75 to 79

+1

+0.8pp

80 to 84

-7

-3.4pp

85 and over

-5

-2.2pp

Data table

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

Five year age groups for Arding. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Uralla (A).
Five year age groups for Arding. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Uralla (A).
Category20212016Change
Count%Uralla (A)%Count%Uralla (A)%Countpp
0 to 400.0%5.0%41.9%5.1%-4-1.9pp
5 to 931.6%5.8%136.3%6.8%-10-4.7pp
10 to 1431.6%6.9%209.6%7.5%-17-8.0pp
15 to 19158.2%6.1%115.3%6.0%+4+2.9pp
20 to 2463.3%4.2%31.4%3.8%+3+1.9pp
25 to 2952.7%4.4%31.4%3.5%+2+1.3pp
30 to 3484.4%4.6%00.0%4.4%+8+4.4pp
35 to 3973.8%4.9%83.8%5.0%-10.0pp
40 to 44105.5%5.0%136.3%6.2%-3-0.8pp
45 to 49137.1%6.5%167.7%7.1%-3-0.6pp
50 to 5494.9%7.3%146.7%7.8%-5-1.8pp
55 to 591910.4%7.7%188.7%8.1%+1+1.7pp
60 to 64105.5%8.4%146.7%8.1%-4-1.2pp
65 to 692111.5%7.3%209.6%7.3%+1+1.9pp
70 to 74168.8%6.7%62.9%5.6%+10+5.9pp
75 to 7942.2%4.6%31.4%3.5%+1+0.8pp
80 to 8400.0%2.4%73.4%2.1%-7-3.4pp
85 and over31.6%1.9%83.8%2.0%-5-2.2pp
Total182100.0%100.0%208100.0%100.0%-260.0pp