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Fairfield CityPopulation forecast

Fairfield

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2026, the age structure forecasts for Fairfield indicate a 7.3% increase in males under working age, a 19.2% increase in males of retirement age, and a 14.3% increase in males of working age.

Knowledge of how the age structure of the population is changing is essential for planning age-based facilities and services, such as child care, recreation and aged care.

The forecast age groups of Fairfield City is a function of the current age of the population (people aging each year, being born and dying) as well as the age of people migrating into and out of the area. This in turn is driven by location (fringe, city centre, regional or rural) the existing housing stock (separate dwellings, medium or high density), the amount and type of new residential development (same as existing stock, or diversifying) and where the area is in a cycle of change. We call this the area’s residential role and function. You can learn more about this in the section household and suburb life cycles.

Forecast age structure - 5 year age groups
Fairfield - Total males202120262041Change between 2021 and 2041
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 44855.36306.09056.0+420
5 to 95375.84934.77735.1+237
10 to 145616.15765.57775.1+216
15 to 196417.06916.69136.0+272
20 to 246006.57787.41,0406.9+440
25 to 296517.17837.51,1217.4+470
30 to 345956.57206.91,0466.9+452
35 to 396216.86626.39836.5+362
40 to 445846.46606.39406.2+356
45 to 495786.36356.19166.0+337
50 to 546226.86466.29196.1+297
55 to 596677.37287.01,0026.6+335
60 to 646056.67457.11,0256.8+420
65 to 695015.56165.99346.2+432
70 to 743523.84604.47665.1+415
75 to 792672.92892.85523.6+285
80 to 841792.01981.93402.2+161
85 and over1351.51471.42091.4+74
Total persons9,180100.010,456100.015,160100.0+5,980
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2041, prepared by .id (informed decisions), March 2023.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for males in Fairfield was ages 55 to 59, which accounted for 7.3% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2021 and 2026 is forecast to be in ages 20 to 24, which is expected to increase by 178 and account for 7.4% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2026 is 25 to 29 years, with a total of 783 males.

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