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 Yanchep, accounting for 8.9% (977 people). This share was higher than Wanneroo (C) (7.6%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 10 to 14 year olds, which increased by 270 people and 1.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Age structure - Five year age groups

Yanchep - Total persons (Usual residence)

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

Age structure - Five year age groups snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Yanchep, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).

Yanchep
Wanneroo (C)

0 to 4

2021 count

898

% of total

8.1%

Change from 2016

-1.0pp

5 to 9

2021 count

977

% of total

8.9%

Change from 2016

+0.5pp

10 to 14

2021 count

884

% of total

8.0%

Change from 2016

+1.1pp

15 to 19

2021 count

676

% of total

6.1%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

20 to 24

2021 count

519

% of total

4.7%

Change from 2016

-1.1pp

25 to 29

2021 count

686

% of total

6.2%

Change from 2016

-1.2pp

30 to 34

2021 count

808

% of total

7.3%

Change from 2016

-0.6pp

35 to 39

2021 count

846

% of total

7.7%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

40 to 44

2021 count

712

% of total

6.5%

Change from 2016

-0.9pp

45 to 49

2021 count

703

% of total

6.4%

Change from 2016

-0.7pp

50 to 54

2021 count

721

% of total

6.5%

Change from 2016

+0.6pp

55 to 59

2021 count

612

% of total

5.6%

Change from 2016

+0.9pp

60 to 64

2021 count

509

% of total

4.6%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

65 to 69

2021 count

441

% of total

4.0%

Change from 2016

-0.2pp

70 to 74

2021 count

412

% of total

3.7%

Change from 2016

+0.3pp

75 to 79

2021 count

317

% of total

2.9%

Change from 2016

+0.7pp

80 to 84

2021 count

185

% of total

1.7%

Change from 2016

+0.4pp

85 and over

2021 count

151

% of total

1.4%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

Data table

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

Five year age groups for Yanchep. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
Five year age groups for Yanchep. Age structure - Five year age groups. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Wanneroo (C).
Category20212016Change
Count%Wanneroo (C)%Count%Wanneroo (C)%Countpp
0 to 48988.1%7.1%8089.1%8.0%+90-1.0pp
5 to 99778.9%7.6%7438.4%7.9%+234+0.5pp
10 to 148848.0%7.4%6146.9%7.1%+270+1.1pp
15 to 196766.1%6.6%4915.5%7.1%+185+0.6pp
20 to 245194.7%6.4%5135.8%6.8%+6-1.1pp
25 to 296866.2%6.5%6567.4%7.5%+30-1.2pp
30 to 348087.3%7.4%7017.9%8.1%+107-0.6pp
35 to 398467.7%7.9%6487.3%7.5%+198+0.4pp
40 to 447126.5%6.9%6527.4%7.6%+60-0.9pp
45 to 497036.4%7.0%6307.1%7.4%+73-0.7pp
50 to 547216.5%6.7%5275.9%6.2%+194+0.6pp
55 to 596125.6%5.7%4184.7%5.0%+194+0.9pp
60 to 645094.6%4.7%3493.9%3.9%+160+0.7pp
65 to 694414.0%3.8%3734.2%3.5%+68-0.2pp
70 to 744123.7%3.3%3043.4%2.4%+108+0.3pp
75 to 793172.9%2.2%1972.2%1.8%+120+0.7pp
80 to 841851.7%1.5%1171.3%1.2%+68+0.4pp
85 and over1511.4%1.3%1271.4%1.0%+240.0pp
Total11,022100.0%100.0%8,868100.0%100.0%+2,1540.0pp