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Lismore CityPopulation forecast

Goonellabah South - Chilcotts Grass

Population and age structure

Between 2021 and 2031, the age structure forecasts for Goonellabah South - Chilcotts Grass indicate a 20.3% increase in males under working age, a 2.3% decrease in males of retirement age, and a 25.2% 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 Lismore 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
Goonellabah South - Chilcotts Grass - Total males202120312041Change between 2021 and 2041
Age group (years)Number%Number%Number%Number
0 to 43307.03977.04286.8+98
5 to 93337.04087.24447.1+111
10 to 143447.34067.24477.1+102
15 to 192976.33666.54106.5+113
20 to 242966.33616.43906.2+93
25 to 293317.03937.04226.7+90
30 to 342735.83766.74056.4+132
35 to 393046.43656.53976.3+93
40 to 442605.53536.34086.5+148
45 to 492976.34117.34547.2+156
50 to 542946.23736.64346.9+140
55 to 592605.53275.83996.3+138
60 to 642595.52704.83225.1+64
65 to 692415.12384.22864.5+45
70 to 742294.82284.02423.8+14
75 to 791222.61592.81672.7+45
80 to 841332.81182.11262.0-7
85 and over1332.8951.71101.8-23
Total persons4,738100.05,644100.06,291100.0+1,553
Source: Population and household forecasts, 2021 to 2041, prepared by .id (informed decisions), February 2023.

Key findings

In 2021, the dominant age structure for males in Goonellabah South - Chilcotts Grass was ages 10 to 14, which accounted for 7.3% of the total males.

The largest increase in males between 2021 and 2031 is forecast to be in ages 45 to 49, which is expected to increase by 113 and account for 7.3% of the total males.

The largest male 5 year age group in 2031 is 45 to 49 years, with a total of 411 males.

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