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Fraser Coast Regional CouncilPopulation forecast

Fraser Coast Regional Council

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for Fraser Coast Regional Council indicate a 1.7% increase in males under working age, a 32.2% increase in males of retirement age, and a 12.4% 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 Fraser Coast Regional Council 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
Fraser Coast Regional Council - Total males202120312046Change between 2021 and 2046
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 42,3314.22,8444.43,1994.2+868
5 to 92,9565.43,0834.83,5474.7+591
10 to 143,5846.53,0944.83,7214.9+138
15 to 193,0085.53,1434.93,3634.4+355
20 to 242,4684.52,9784.62,8953.8+427
25 to 292,4514.42,7834.32,9223.9+471
30 to 342,4434.42,9684.63,4134.5+970
35 to 392,5574.63,5415.54,1705.5+1,613
40 to 442,5264.63,4065.34,0275.3+1,500
45 to 493,0895.63,1574.93,9465.2+857
50 to 543,3126.03,1664.94,2015.6+889
55 to 593,7986.93,9676.24,5166.0+718
60 to 644,3387.94,6067.25,0256.6+687
65 to 694,7658.65,3378.35,3997.1+634
70 to 744,8618.85,3558.36,0728.0+1,211
75 to 793,3756.14,6417.25,5607.3+2,184
80 to 841,9523.53,5575.54,5146.0+2,562
85 and over1,3222.42,6294.15,1676.8+3,845
Total persons55,137100.064,254100.075,658100.0+20,521
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2046, prepared by .id (informed decisions), January 2024.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for males in Fraser Coast Regional Council was ages 70 to 74, which accounted for 8.8% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2021 and 2031 is forecast to be in ages 80 to 84, which is expected to increase by 1,605 and account for 5.5% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2031 is 70 to 74 years, with a total of 5,355 males.

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