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Age structure, City of Onkaparinga and Adelaide metropolitan area, 2006

The 2006 Census showed that the age structure of the City of Onkaparinga is as follows:

  • 41,226 people (27.5% of the total) are aged 0-19 years
  • 72,264 people (48.3% of the total) are aged 20-54 years
  • 36,246 people (24.2% of the total) are aged 55 years and over.

The table below shows the 2006 Enumerated population in 5-year age cohorts. This is the count of people present on the night of 8th August, 2006. Other population results are based on the Estimated Resident Population, which is calculated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for 30th June each year. The population figures used in Stats and Facts are all Census-based, but may be Enumerated, Estimated or Place of Usual Residence totals, whichever is most appropriate.

Age cohorts by gender, City of Onkaparinga, 2006

 

Male

Female

Total

 

 

 

 

0-4

4,708

4,445

9,153

5-9

5,237

4,947

10,184

10-14

5,590

5,369

10,959

15-19

5,653

5,277

10,930

20-24

4,988

4,787

9,775

25-29

4,272

4,357

8,629

30-34

4,802

4,898

9,700

35-39

5,124

5,395

10,519

40-44

5,318

5,767

11,085

45-49

5,554

6,002

11,556

50-54

5,339

5,661

11,000

55-59

5,168

5,487

10,655

60-64

3,761

3,753

7,514

65-60

2,644

2,718

5,362

70-74

1,983

2,168

4,151

75-79

1,723

2,042

3,765

80-84

1,102

1,607

2,709

85-89

570

899

1,469

90-94

152

343

495

95-99

25

78

103

100+

4

19

23

 

73,717

76,019

149,736

 

 

 

 

Source: ABS 2006 Census data (www.abs.gov.au)

 

 

 

 

The 2006 Census showed that the City of Onkaparinga has a higher proportion of children aged 0-14 years (20.2%) than the Adelaide Statistical Division (17.8%) but a lower proportion of 70-84 year olds (Onkaparinga 7.1% / Adelaide 9.3%). The proportions were similar in all other age groups, with differences of plus or minus 1% or less.

 



Age cohorts as % of total population, City of Onkaparinga compared to ASD, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

% of pop: Onkaparinga

% of pop:  ASD

% diff: Onka/ ASD

0-4

6.1%

5.6%

0.5%

5-9

6.8%

5.9%

0.9%

10-14

7.3%

6.3%

1.0%

15-19

7.3%

6.7%

0.6%

20-24

6.5%

7.2%

-0.7%

25-29

5.8%

6.2%

-0.4%

30-34

6.5%

6.6%

-0.1%

35-39

7.0%

7.1%

-0.1%

40-44

7.4%

7.3%

0.1%

45-49

7.7%

7.4%

0.3%

50-54

7.3%

6.8%

0.5%

55-59

7.1%

6.5%

0.6%

60-64

5.0%

4.9%

0.1%

65-69

3.6%

3.9%

-0.3%

70-74

2.8%

3.4%

-0.6%

75-79

2.5%

3.3%

-0.8%

80-84

1.8%

2.6%

-0.8%

85-89

1.0%

1.4%

-0.4%

90-94

0.3%

0.6%

-0.3%

95-99

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

 

 

 

 

Source: ABS 2006 Census data (www.abs.gov.au)

 

age structure 2006

Source ABS 2006 Census data (www.abs.gov.au)